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  • Whitbread offloads £89m worth of Premier Inns to Londonmetric

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    Hospitality giant Whitbread has offloaded a number of its Premier Inn hotels to property group Londonmetric for £89m as it looks to boost profits. The group sold nine South Eastern hotels to the group, ranging from Southampton Airport to Warwick, as part of its plan to reuse £250m-£300m of property proceeds for growth opportunities, including [...]

    Whitbred owns Premier Inn, Beefeater and several restaurant brands.
  • Londonmetric makes £120m worth of acquisitions and sales in dealmaking spree

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    LondonMetric has made £70m worth of acquisitions and offloaded other assets worth £50m in the real estate investment trust's (REIT) latest dealmaking spree.

    Achilles raised concerns over Urban Logistics REIT last week.
  • Londonmetric to hike dividend by a fifth following mega-merger

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    Londonmetric swung from a loss to £118m profit in 2024 as the real estate investment trust reported a 22 increase in rental income.

  • Londonmetric sells off £30m of former LXi assets following ‘mega-merger’

    May 30, 2024

    Property firm Londonmetric has sold more than £30m worth of retail units, including an Asda supermarket and two former Cazoo showrooms.

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