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You have always been knowledgeable enough to follow your own feelings @barchild. There are too many people on these boards talking shares up for months on end, and then bragging that they sold out and wouldn't touch them at any price. Until of course people take notice, sell out, and they buy in again and pretend they were never gone.
Fortunately I have most of these yellow jersey men blocked, and I will make my own decisions with no regret. Leaders of men are always focused on their own back pockets.
Fund manager hoping to ride to rescue of troubled Home REIT receives backing of several major investors.
Nothing really new, but suggests that the bid from Blue Star is a time delay tactic to restrict information. Personally I believe RM will be the best way forward.
I have usually looked on this as a long term holding, but sold out as it seemed to get a bit overheated. My last buy was at 680, and I would buy back at that price. Under 4% yield at the moment, I try to keep my average yield at 6% or above, so buying back would bring this down. Of course, a lot of it's holdings also went sky high over the last months, Shell, BP etc, so at the moment I am out of those, and Edinburgh and Merchants Trusts.
Definitely keeping my eye on all of these, but not quite buys yet in my view.
Terrible service. Precisely why I left HL several years ago. They seem to look down on their clients, always think they are in the right, and don't wish to communicate. What can you expect from public schoolboys.
Possibly because tomorrow the price will start 23.5p lower. obviously, but these days there are so may people playing at trading quarterly dividend paying companies, whereas in time gone by, quarterly's were for holding and not trading. In the case of BRWM, this dividend is massive, the next three will be small, so the traders will be selling out over the coming weeks ad not coming back for 10 months or so. Maybe some feel it better to take profits rather than the dividend ?
Personally I now prefer a more relaxed way of life, keep a close eye on things, but just let the dividends roll in. Any fool can trade and end up with their dividends just about covering their losses.
Troubled Home REIT faces a boardroom coup and a string of lawsuits as it plunges deeper into crisis
Angry shareholders have turned to short-seller Fraser Perring – whose firm Viceroy Research published a damning report into the landlord for the homeless in November – as a possible saviour.
In a dramatic development that piles pressure on Home REIT bosses, Perring said he has been approached by investors who want him to take charge of the company and turn it around.
I would consider taking it on if they gave me free rein,’ he told the Mail.
‘If investors are reaching out to a short-seller, it truly shows the level of distrust in the current management.’
Moves to install Perring came as the firm endured a frosty annual general meeting with investors in London yesterday.
As well as agitating for change at the top, shareholders are preparing to sue Home REIT as trust in the existing board evaporates in the face of a mounting series of crises.
The company is locked in disputes with several major tenants who have withheld payments in protest against the conditions of some of the properties.
Trading in its shares has been suspended since the start of the year after the firm failed to publish results on time. Meanwhile, a forensic accountant has been brought in to investigate allegations of bribery.
Article in Mail on Sunday Money pages - not sure how the link will copy as it's a long one.
"Investment trusts batting in this space include Gore Street Energy Storage, Gresham House Energy Storage and Harmony Energy Income.
A few days ago, I had a long chat with Alex O'Cinneide, chief executive of Gore Street Capital, the private equity company that manages Gore Street Energy Storage.
The trust has storage assets worth £527 million in its portfolio – located in the UK, Ireland and overseas. The units it owns can store electricity at scale. They are rented out to the likes of National Grid which can use them to either receive surplus energy or deliver extra electricity when the grid is under pressure.
The income that the trust generates is split three ways. It is used to pay management fees; a chunk is put aside to fund the construction of more storage facilities; and the rest (the bit you may be interested in) is used to pay dividends to shareholders.
The trust's dividend record is steady. In the three full financial years it has negotiated so far, it has paid an annual dividend of 7pence a share. With shares trading at around £1.09, this means a healthy dividend equivalent to around 6.4 per cent a year.
As the trust's assets increase in value, O'Cinneide says there is every chance that the dividend payments could also rise. Capital return is of secondary importance. Echoing Rupert Pearce's words, O'Cinneide told me: 'Without storage, we can't rely upon more renewable energy to light our homes and power UK-based industries. It means relying upon gas imports from terrible regimes.'
Coincidentally, Gresham House Energy Storage has also paid annual dividends of 7pence a share, although its shares look rather expensive compared to the value of the trust's underlying assets. Harmony Energy Income only launched late last year.
These trusts are not without risk. There can be significant delays between storage units being built and then connected to the grid. Building costs – including key components such as lithium batteries – are also rising. Greater reliance on nuclear energy could also upset the apple cart.
But these storage units will play an increasingly important part in our country's energy infrastructure (as well as elsewhere in the world). Income seekers should run the rule over them. Better, I would say, than earning a dividend from BP".
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/article-11739305/JEFF-PRESTRIDGE-Energy-storage-trusts-help-generate-profit.html?ico=mol_desktop_money-newtab&molReferrerUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fmoney%2Findex.html&_gl=1*gyklfh*_ga*MTM2MjAzOTk2OC4xNjM4MTA5Njcy*_ga_XE0XLFFF16*MTY3NjIwMjYyMi4xMTcuMS4xNjc2MjAzMDE0LjAuMC4w
Yes @Lfish - gradually, and they will still be paying a dividend on the remaining assets. Take a look at the link below, which refers to ICG Longbow. They have been winding down now for 14 months, and are still paying a quarterly dividend. As each investment is sold, they return some capital to shareholders in addition to the dividend.
https://citywire.com/investment-trust-insider/news/overlooked-longbow-leaps-16-on-surprise-move-to-wind-up-7-yielding-loan-fund/a1421350
Possible problems are that they may not get full value for all investments, and as they get close to ending the company, they probably won't want to continue paying for listings, at which time most people will sell out quickly before the company is delisted. Personally I expect to still be here for 18 months or so.
Sorry to disagree @K - One year ago the price was 140p, yet they talk about providing capital growth as well as a 6 percent dividend. Anyone bought in a year ago is getting 4.14% Yield. My average is 122p = 4.75% yield. All good for the new investors, forget about the long termers.
Unless I am missing something, it's a bigger disgrace than RLE.
"Another words broomhead and adv are have got no chance of getting nav. "
Not really sure what you mean SD, I have never made any comment about expecting NAV, you are just making things up to try and make yourself look like the big man. I am perfectly happy with VPC/VSL whatever they do with the company, Unlike you, I am never greedy or obsessed with money. It's all a hobby to me, win or lose, and this company has been very kind to me for many years. I don't think you realise the risk in investing in other people's debt and things you don't understand.
Merry Christmas, I'll block you again now until I need another laugh.
Like broomhead, I long ago realised that commenting on these boards is only for paid rampers, shorters, and idiots.
I recall someone turning up in the Civitas board when they were being shorted, talking doom and gloom. I presume from your comments that you would never be invested in HOME, so why the need to post ? Do you have a price you want to talk it down to ? For what reason ? What are you invested in ? All I can see is negative comments.
Merry Christmas x
Anyone thinking of trying to cash in via Harcus Parker needs to search for reviews of the company. Here's the one review from their own website. Many others online. Someone else chancing their arm to make a few pounds from the company most of us are invested in. I have tripled my investment now, adding again today. What we need from Home Reit is the next dividend announcement to show everything is going as planned.
Review -
Harcus Parker Limited
I signed up to Harcus Parker as part of the Group Action regarding VW Emmissions. There standard of customer service is appalling bad. I have made contact with them by email with a fairly straightforward question regarding statute of limitation and being time barred from making a claim. I got an initial response which looked generic and certainly didn't answer my question. My more recent communicationshave been ignored. Avoid at all cost and find someone else to process your potential claim.