Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa October 2014 | Page 52

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BY WIM PRINSLOO

Exciting Real
Estate Securities

Where the global players are investing... and why

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t Reitway Global, we aim to deliver exceptional
returns by investing in exciting real estate
securities (REITs) across the globe. As part
of this duty to clients we recently made an investment
into a UK self storage REIT named Big Yellow Group
(“Big Yellow”).
Big Yellow is regarded as one of the early movers in
the UK self storage industry and currently owns 67 self
storage facilities. We believe Big Yellow is one of the
best investment opportunities currently available in the
UK property market due to the following factors:
• exposure to London;
• favourable employment and densification trends;
• consistent earnings growth.
Exposure to London
Exposure to the greater-London area provides a safe
and sustainable earnings base. Big Yellow currently
generates 74% of its revenue from the UK’s most
populous city. London’s large population creates a high
demand for self storage facilities and its limited space
raises barriers to entry. Furthermore, London is best
positioned among the UK cities to withstand economic
downturn