UK Property Fund
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UK Property Fund
UK Property Fund Note: All figures as at 30 June 2015. This document is solely for the use of professionals and is not for general public distribution. Who we are TH Real Estate is an established investment management company, specialising in real estate equity and debt investment worldwide. With a dedicated global presence, including offices across Asia, Europe and the US, we manage £55.3bn (c.$86.6bn) of real estate assets across c.50 funds and mandates. By combining a global perspective with our dedicated local expertise in real estate, we work hard to deliver innovative investment solutions for our clients. UK Property Fund The UK Property Fund offers investors immediate access to the UK property market through a diversified and income-producing portfolio. The Fund invests in all forms of commercially rented investment property throughout the UK. The investment style is geared towards acquiring assets with active enhancement opportunities and potential to deliver outperformance, irrespective of market fluctuations. The principal method of investment is through direct acquisition, however, the Fund may invest through a range of conduits, including unlisted property funds, listed securities and property derivatives. Risk is managed through a number of investment restrictions, which are designed to protect investors. At a micro-level, there is a strong focus on protecting the Fund’s security of income and targeting higher-income direct investments. The Fund is committed to delivering its asset management initiatives in the portfolio, such as those at Winchester, Feltham, Guildford and Putney which are now starting to reach their value-creation stage. The Fund has performed well during the first half of 2015, delivering a strong total return of 8.8%. We remain optimistic that the Fund’s projects at Feltham, Guildford, Putney and Winchester will significantly contribute to performance over the next 12 months. David Pearce Fund Manager Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance. UK Property Fund 3 £185m (c.$290m) GAV 25 properties c.220 Key features tenants TARGET SECTOR UK commercially-rented investment property FUND TERM Open-ended (launched 1994) TOTAL GAV £185m (c.$290m) TARGET GEARING Low to moderate NO. OF TOTAL DIRECT ASSETS 25 MINIMUM SUBSCRIPTION £100,000 (c.$160,000) AVERAGE SIZE OF DIRECT ASSETS £6.2m (c.$9.7m) MANAGEMENT FEE 0.6% of NAV base fee FUND STRUCTURE Jersey Unauthorised Property Unit Trust PERFORMANCE FEE 0.2% of NAV for 2nd quartile performance; plus 0.3% of NAV for 1st quartile performance CURRENCY Sterling FUND MANAGER David Pearce The Fund’s objective is to exceed the Median Fund in the All Balanced Funds component of the AREF/IPD UK Quarterly Property Fund Index on a rolling three-year basis. Bretby Business Park, Bretby Forum House, Redhill 4 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 5 Key features (continued) Delivering performance Tenant credit rating (% of gross rental income) 6.4% Geographic weighting (%) 3.1% Fund performance - Relative Fund vs Benchmark (three-year rolling) 6.6% 20 2.3% 3.7% 2.3% 8.5% 16.0 15.9 31.5% 15 6.2% 16.0% 2.8% 11.2 2.9% 57.6% 11.2 % 10 9.0 8.8% 10.9% 2.6% 27.8% 8.6 5.4 5 Key Negligible Low Key London Med-High Maximum High Unscored/Ineligible Low-Med 3.3 Eastern North West Wales South East West Midlands Yorks & Humber Scotland South West East Midlands 0 Source: IPD, IRIS, June 2015 Source: TH Real Estate, June 2015 3 months Key Fund total return % Fund sector weightings against Benchmark (%) 12 months 3 years 5 years Benchmark total return % Source: TH Real Estate, IPD, 30 June 2015 Note: Post-performance fee returns as at 30 June 2015. 35 31.8 30 The Fund has delivered several years of strong performance, which is a true testament to its value-add strategy and bottom-up approach to asset management. 25 15 20.3 20.0 20 18.3 14.4 14.3 13.2 15.8 10.1 10 8.8 5.0 4.5 5 Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance. 18.0 4.7 0.7 0 0 Standard retail Key Fund Shopping centres Retail warehousing London offices Other offices Industrials Other Cash Benchmark Source: IPD, TH Real Estate, June 2015 Argyle Street, Glasgow 6 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 7 Fund portfolio Development pipeline 1.Napier Square, Livingston 11.The Causeway, Bishop’s Stortford Charringtons House, Bishop’s Stortford Nasmyth Court, Livingston Cochrane Square, Livingston 12.Purley Way, Croydon 2. Argyle Street, Glasgow 13.Broad Street, Reading 3.Foss Island, York 14.Chertsey Street, Guildford Feltham 4.Chesford Grange, Warrington 15.Pier Road Industrial Estate, Feltham Units 1-5 at Pier Road Industrial Estate were acquired in August 2013 for £3.7m ($5.8m), reflecting a low capital value of £969 ($1,517) per sq m. This multi-let industrial property consisted of five dilapidated terraced units, two of which were occupied on leases outside of the Act. The business plan was to refurbish and reconfigure the asset into two c.20,000 sq ft (1,858 sq m) units. This would capitalise on the increasing shortage of quality warehousing with secure yards in this Heathrow location. It would also reposition the property in the market to an institutional standard. The investment presented an ideal opportunity for the Fund to implement its proven and successful bottom-up approach to asset management. The refurbishment project completed in November 2014, on time and within budget. Interest from potential occupiers remains strong and we are confident the property will be let during H2 2015. 5.Berkeley Centre, Sheffield 6.Dunelm Building, Birmingham 1 2 The Fund prides itself on active value-add management and has a number of exciting initiatives which provide the opportunity to continuously drive performance. 16.King Street, Hammersmith 7.Marconi Courtyard, Corby 17.Southwark Bridge Road, London 8.Futura House, Milton Keynes 18.Queensway, Crawley 9.Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes 19.158-160 & 163-165 High Street, Winchester 10.Dunleavy Drive, Cardiff 20.Friarsgate Surgery, Winchester 21.Forum House, Redhill 22.Blades Court, Putney 3 4 23.16-17 Parham Drive, Eastleigh 5 6 7 Retail warehouses Retail units 8 9 10 Key Offices Industrials Other 11 13 17 15 1216 14 20 21 19 2218 23 Source: TH Real Estate, 30 June 2015 8 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 9 Guildford The Fund purchased a portfolio of four separate office buildings, located in the affluent town centre of Guildford, in July 2014 for £3.4m (c.$5.3m), reflecting a capital value of £2,714 (c.$4,249) per sq m. The aim was to create a new residential scheme surrounding an attractive courtyard. The site is in an ideal location for town centre dwellings with excellent transport links, and is adjacent to the High Street retail pitch, which will be a key attraction for the target market. The residential market continues to strengthen in Guildford, with prices exceeding £5,920 (c.$9,268) per sq m. With limited supply in the pipeline, we believe the project will deliver an attractive return over the hold period. Since purchase, permitted development from office to residential has been achieved on three of the buildings, creating 22 residential units. A full planning application on the remaining office will be submitted in due course, pending surrender discussions with the existing occupiers. The intention is for Phase 1 to start on site in H2 2015. 10 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 11 Winchester The Fund acquired the site known as the Silver Hill development in December 2010, from the Administrators of Thornfield Properties at a substantial discount of c.£3.5m ($5.5m). Having navigated through the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) enquiry, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government subsequently confirmed the CPO. This allowed the Fund to move away from the traditional investment valuation to a residual development, creating immediate upside. It is an exciting development opportunity in the centre of an historic and affluent market town, which has a strong residential market and a significant lack of modern retail space. The scheme’s revised planning consent was approved in December 2014. With 129,166 sq ft (c.12,000 sq m) of retail, the Fund has already signed an agreement for a lease with Sainsbury’s Plc for c.18% of this space. We are close to finalising Heads of Terms with two potential joint venture partners for this mixed-use development scheme, and will look to enter into a contractual right during 2015. 12 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 13 Case studies Blades Court, Putney The Fund completed the off-market purchase of Blades Court, Putney, in March 2015 for £6.53m (c.$10.2m), reflecting £509 (c.$797) per sq ft. Blades Court is a purpose-built office complex in South West London, comprising 12,823 sq ft (1,191 sq m), arranged over six buildings. The average passing rent at the property is below £20 (c.$31) per sq ft, and therefore offers the Fund strong rental 14 UK Property Fund Bretby Business Park, Bretby growth prospects in the future. The supply of office accommodation in the vicinity has diminished, due to Permitted Development Rights putting further upward pressure on rental levels. Current market rents are in excess of £40 (c.$63) per sq ft. The lease expiry profile of the property allows the Fund to capture the majority of this upside over the next 12 months. The business plan for the asset is focused on the property’s existing use, although residential conversion is a possibility and will be considered. Residential values in the area are in excess of £1,000 (c.$1,565) per sq ft. This 33 acre business park was purchased in 2005, and comprises a mix of office and industrial buildings, with a total floor area of 329,375 sq ft (30,600 sq m), of which 30% was vacant on acquisition. The park also includes seven acres of development land. A £5m (c.$7.8m) refurbishment scheme has significantly improved the building stock, common areas and landscaping, bringing space that was previously in a semi-derelict state back into use. The initiatives have created an environment that occupiers are proud to work in, and has resulted in dramatic results. In addition, a new 34,186 sq ft (3,716 sq m) industrial unit was completed in November 2009, having been pre-let to a new occupier. During the Fund’s ownership of the business park, all major asset management initiatives were completed, including reducing the vacancy rate to 7% and increasing the property’s income by 600%. The asset was finally sold in H1 2015, crystallising an annualised IRR of c.18%*. *Source: TH Real Estate, February 2015 Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance. UK Property Fund 15 Case studies (continued) Southwark Bridge Road, London 6/7 High Street, Oxford The property was purchased by the Fund in June 2010 for c.£5m (c.$7.8m), with a business plan of either securing a letting to a fashion retailer or agreeing a lease renewal with one of the existing tenants, who had a lease expiry in June 2011. Subsequently, a surrender was agreed with all the tenants and a comprehensive reconfiguration project was undertaken. The redevelopment project created one of the best configured retail units 16 UK Property Fund in Oxford for a total capital expenditure of c.£970,000 (c.$1.5m), including surrender premiums and statutory compensation payments. With significant tenant demand for this unit from premium high street retailers, the Fund secured Jack Wills at a rent of £475,000 (c.$743,598), per annum which represented an increase of c.78% on the previous combined rent of £266,000 (c.$416,415) per annum. When the property was marketed for sale in November 2012, there was strong institutional demand and it was subsequently sold for £9.3m (c.$14.6m). Adopting the valuation immediately preceding the commencement of the development project, the project provided an IRR of c.28%*. *Source: TH Real Estate, December 2014 Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance. 115 Southwark Bridge Road was purchased in July 2011. The property offers the Fund exposure to an exciting sub-market in the central London office market, with strong rental growth prospects, given the supply and demand imbalance. Since purchasing the asset, we have carried out various lease events to grow the rent in the building by over 30%, which has resulted in the asset increasing in value by c.70%. This is a strong testament of the Fund team’s asset management capabilities. We believe there is still further performance to come from this asset as the office market in Southwark continues to evolve. UK Property Fund 17 Responsible property management Is there still value in the UK value-add space? Our Responsible Property Management programme is implemented across the UK Property Fund portfolio, monitoring landlord-supplied energy, waste and water consumption on a quarterly basis. Back in early 2013, our Research team wrote a paper highlighting the virtues of the UK value-add space, arguing that whilst at that time investor sentiment was rather fragile and largely risk averse, this segment of the market was wrongly deemed as secondary and had the potential to deliver prime returns when fundamentals inevitably improved. Two years later, with the economy performing solidly and All Property capital values having rallied 17% cumulatively, given a marked and broad-based improvement in UK investment volumes and pricing, is there still value in this space? Responsible property management Benchmarking performance Influencing the industry Environmental performance continues to be strengthened across the Fund, by working closely with our property managers. Year-on-year utility savings have been made at the Berkeley Centre and Charrington’s House, building on the strong progress made in previous years. We also monitor and encourage relevant environmental and social initiatives that support tenant retention, cost reductions, current and future regulatory compliance, and place making. The Fund was ranked 14th in its peer group out of 39 UK diversified Funds in the 2015 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). It outperformed its peer group for sustainability management, policy and disclosure, and energy, water, waste performance. GRESB is the leading sustainability benchmark for property investors and has grown substantially to 707 participants with a combined property value of c.$2.3tn. The best way to transition towards a more sustainable built environment is through collaboration and engagement with others. We participate in the British and International Councils of Shopping Centres’ sustainability groups, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) property working group, Association of Real Estate Funds Environmental & Social Governance Committee, the Better Buildings Partnership and the Green Property Alliance. We also benchmark the environmental performance of key UK assets against the BBP Real Estate Environmental Yes, although sourcing appropriate opportunities will be more challenging. Assumed future return projections need to reflect the swiftness and steep recovery of market valuations, which are well ahead of consensus projections, given the strength of the economic rebound and relative attractiveness of real estate versus alternative asset classes. 2014 delivered the strongest year of commercial real estate performance since 2006, with a weight of domestic and overseas capital helping propel double digit capital expansion and returns of 18%, according to the IPD Quarterly index. A notable trend has been improved confidence outside of London and far more acquisitions beyond purely prime assets. Pricing, in comparison, has looked attractive and early signals of an improvement in occupier demand exists. This has led to concerns that the investment market, buoyed by ultra-low borrowing rates, has returned to the pre-crisis pricing levels. Whilst this may be true for some sectors of the market, namely the core central London office and retail markets that continue to benefit from substantial rental growth, this is not the case at the national level, or more specifically, across many sub-sectors. The All Property capital value and rental index still remains at 20%, and 3% below the mid-2007 peak, and regional offices, retail and industrials still look extremely attractive on an historic basis. Benchmark (REEB). The UK commercial real estate market, from a pricing, occupier and investor confidence perspective, has changed fundamentally in twelve months. Buoyed by a strong economic story, healthy risk-adjusted returns are still achievable. By rolling-out our Responsible Property Management programme, we continue to drive sustainability improvements across the Fund. Throughout 2014, year-on-year utility savings were made at the Berkeley Centre and Charrington’s House, building on the strong environmental performance progress made in previous years. Toughening market and legislative environmental drivers continue to reinforce the pivotal role that our programme plays in protecting asset value. Michael Keogh Associate Director of Research & Strategy Jenny Pidgeon Head of Sustainability 18 UK Property Fund UK Property Fund 19 19 Is there still value in the UK value-add space? (continued) So what do we expect for 2015? Do healthy real estate returns without taking unnecessary risk still exist? With 10-year bond yields and five-year swaps finishing 2014 In short, most definitely. The market recovery may have been more immediate than initially envisaged, but with wider property market pricing still notably short of past traditional levels, opportunities for experienced investors remain. The path and timing of improved property returns has, to date, been very location and asset-specific, and whilst this is unlikely to change dramatically, good assets in tier 2/3 cities in the UK, unpinned by solid fundamentals, remain attractively priced. They are also aided by the fact that they lie outside of global capital flows, even though UK institutions have been active. As such, good market relationships and partnerships with developers, agents, local authorities, private, and institutional players are essential to source attractive value-add opportunities. This approach isn’t without risks, however, given potential occupier and structural market demand shifts. The key will be to find assets that are not over-rented and in markets where the supply/demand angle will be beneficial to the secondary market. Development activities have and still remain muted, so established markets and existing stock can deliver performance with appropriate and co-ordinated asset management. Investor competition will be fierce, but as with progress through this market cycle, the ability to reposition an asset and drive income expansion will be the defining component of strong, value-add like performance. at 1.8% and 1.4% respectively, and set to remain ultra-low for a prolonged period, given on-going loose monetary policy in a low inflationary world, property is set to continue to win admirers in what remains an income deprived comparable asset backdrop. A further sharpening in prime and good secondary yields is likely, as shown by current competition to deploy capital and the spread over record-low UK gilts, whilst the gap between prime and secondary asset pricing should also further compress as the market cycle develops and risk aversion wanes. This market momentum should ensure that the UK commercial real estate delivers another double-digit return in 2015. The scale of this ‘front-loaded’ performance will eat into medium-term performance, but given assumptions of a return to rental growth and a shallower bond curve, the relative return expectations for real estate look set to remain attractive. 2014 year-end valuation and rental tone versus June 2014 Equivalent yield spread, basis points All Property Office West End Office Midtown Standard Retail South East Office City Industrial South Eastern Standard Retail Rest UK Industrial UK Meet the team David Pearce Martin Perry Mark Carpenter Fund Manager Director of Development Director of Investment As Fund Manager of the UK Property Fund, David is responsible for overseeing all investment, development and asset management activities for the Fund. He has over 10 years of real estate experience. Martin specialises in large-scale, retail-led, mixed-use development, and is responsible for management of developments in the UK and across mainland Europe. Martin is leading the Fund’s development in Winchester. Mark has over 40 years’ experience in the real estate industry. As Fund Director, he advises on strategies and manages client relationships. Prior to joining TH Real Estate in 2014, David was a Director at CBRE Global Investors, where he gained a wide breadth of experience working on the property fund management of a number of the firm’s segregated pension fund accounts. David also took part in the CBRE Global Investor’s Global Transfer Programme and spent seven months in the Head Office in Los Angeles working on the Strategic Partners Fund Series, where he was involved in transactional work and implementing asset management initiatives. David started his career as a Surveyor at Savills. He joined the company in 2006 as a Development Manager, following a career in architecture, master-planning and development, after studying and tutoring at Oxford. Over his career, he has been responsible for taking over 12.9m sq ft (1.2m sq m) of retail-led floorspace through the planning system, as well as working on the delivery of three shopping malls and numerous individual buildings, both in the UK and internationally. David has a MA in Real Estate from Reading University. He graduated from the University of the West of England in 2002 with a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Martin has over 20 years’ experience in real estate and has worked on the master-planning and development management of two new town centres, numerous city extensions and regeneration projects as well as several retail refurbishment projects in the UK. He has specialised throughout his career on retail-led mixed-use with a particular focus on financially and socially sustainable environments. He is a member of the British Council of Shopping Centres and is a Chartered Architect. T: +442037278254 E: [email protected] T: +442037278185 E: [email protected] Office Rest South East Office Rest UK -50 Key Rental value -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 Mark has been with the company for almost 25 years, the first 20 years of which he was a Fund Manager. He has a strong track record of delivering investment performance and was responsible for managing several pension funds and life company property portfolios, as well as international pooled funds in both Europe and Asia. Prior to joining the company in 1990, he spent 17 years at a private practice providing valuation and investment advice. Mark has an honours degree in Estate Management from Reading University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is approved by the FCA (UK) and GFSC (Guernsey). Cap value Source: IPD Quarterly Index, December 2014 20 UK Property Fund T: +442037278126 E: [email protected] UK Property Fund 21 Meet the team (continued) Contact us Victoria Sharpe Global Head, Client Capital Group T: +12129164293 E:[email protected] Jeroen Winkelman Managing Director, Client Capital Group, EMEA T: +442037278124 E:[email protected] Alex Williamson David Elliott Jenny Pidegon Fund Analyst Finance Manager Head of Sustainability Alex is responsible for the Fund’s portfolio and investment analysis, portfolio and asset modelling and forecasting, and investor reporting. David is responsible for all of the Fund’s financial matters, including the production of monthly and quarterly accounts, presentation of the quarterly finance figures to the Boards and production of the year-end and interim reports and accounts. He is also responsible for any taxation and general accounting issues. Jenny coordinates all aspects of our sustainability strategy, working with internal and external stakeholders to promote the active management and integration of environmental, social and governance principles across our core business and investment activities. Her responsibilities include the development and implementation of our Responsible Property Investment and Corporate Sustainability programmes. Prior to joining the company in 2010, Alex worked for Schroders’ Research team in London, and as an Assistant Fund Manager in Jersey, assisting with the day-to-day management of two funds with assets under management totalling £1.5bn (c.$2.3bn). Alex has a 2.1 in Economics and Business Economics from the University of Southampton. He has also passed the IMC and the CFA Level 1 exam. David joined the company in 2008 and has c.20 years’ experience. His previous roles were at DTZ, Jones Lang LaSalle and Capital & Regional. David is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). Laura Barstow Director, Client Capital Group, Europe T: +442037278110 E:[email protected] threalestate.com [email protected] @THRealEstate14 Jenny represents the company on industry forums including the Better Buildings Partnership, IIGCC property working group and AREF Environmental & Social Governance Committee - whom she represents on the Green Property Alliance - and she contributes to industry initiatives including GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) and MSCI’s EcoPAS. Jenny joined the business in 2011 from Upstream Sustainability Services. She holds a MA (MProf) in Leadership for Sustainable Development from Forum for the Future and Middlesex University. T: +442037278225 E: [email protected] 22 UK Property Fund T: +442037278142 E: [email protected] T: +442037278187 E: [email protected] UK Property Fund 23 THE NUMBER OF EUROPEAN CITIES IN THE WORLD’S TOP 50 CITIES BY GDP WILL DECREASE FROM 11 IN 2010, TO 4 IN 2030, BUT WHICH WILL REMAIN IN THE TOP 10? LONDON AND PARIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RANKED FOURTH AND SIXTH BY GDP RESPECTIVELY IN 2030. We have the answers. TH Real Estate delivers unique investment solutions today, by focusing on the structural trends that will shape real estate tomorrow. We are in touch with Tomorrow’s World. threalestate.com/tomorrows-world Source: Oxford Economics, 2014. This document is intended solely for the use of professionals and is not for general public distribution. All information as at 30 June 2015 and sourced to TH Real Estate unless otherwise stated. Past performance is no guide to future performance. 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