'Fighting a losing battle'

Home REIT investigation

Eve Maddock-Jones
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This is one way to sum up the broken business model of Home REIT.

Launched in October 2020, the trust came to market with a noble objective of delivering "tangible social impact", focused solely on tackling homelessness "responsibly", while enticing investors with the promise of a decent, inflation-protected dividend. But, as Investment Week's senior reporter Valeria Martinez has learned over the past few months, this is not the reality, with the trust arguably in a state of ruin akin to some of its properties. Returning the focus to Woodford investors In her in-depth exposé, Martinez uncovered the broken system that was Home REIT's investment pl...

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