Elite UK REIT
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SGXC59097235
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- CEO
- Liang Huat Liaw
- Full Time Employees
- 7
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate investment trusts
- Address
- Suntec Tower Three Singapore CE Singapore 038988
- IPO Date
- Feb 6, 2020
- Website
- elitecreit.com
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- Elite UK REIT (SGX: MXNU) is a Singapore-listed real estate investment trust that principally invests, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets located across the United Kingdom. The REIT's portfolio comprises approximately 150 predominantly freehold properties, including mission-critical social infrastructure such as office buildings, workspaces, and government-leased facilities primarily tenanted by UK Government departments like the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; over 99% of its properties are leased to the UK Government under triple-net leases, providing stable, recession-resistant income streams with rents collected in advance and a weighted average lease expiry of around 3.2 years. These assets, totaling approximately 3.8 million square feet of net internal area, are strategically situated in town centers near amenities and transportation nodes, with about 26.4% by value in London and the Southeast and the remainder diversified across England and Wales. Founded in 2018 and headquartered at Suntec Tower Three in Singapore, Elite UK REIT is externally managed by Elite Commercial REIT Management Pte. Ltd. and qualifies as a REIT for tax purposes, enabling distributions of rental income from its UK-focused investments to unitholders. The REIT targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to sovereign-backed UK commercial real estate yields, with properties serving essential public services and demonstrating high occupancy rates. In recent developments, Elite UK REIT changed its name from Elite Commercial REIT in May 2024 to better reflect its UK-centric strategy. In June 2025, the REIT acquired three new freehold government infrastructure properties—Tŷ Merlin in Carmarthen (Wales), Custom House in Felixstowe, and Priory Court in Dover (both England)—for £9.2 million from Elite Phoenix Limited, a related party, at a 7.6% discount to independent valuations; these acquisitions, funded via a £4 million private placement and new debt, added the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs as a tenant, boosted pro forma FY24 distribution per unit by 0.6%, extended weighted average lease expiry, and reduced gearing to 43.2%. Earlier in late 2024, the REIT pursued strategic shifts including lease renewals with UK Government tenants and conversions of vacant assets into the living sector for student housing or build-to-rent opportunities, enhancing portfolio resilience amid macroeconomic uncertainty.