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Two weekend press articles are making me think about the property sector. The first is centred on one of the worst deals in recent years: the bonkers purchase by the Aussie company Wesfarmers of the Homebase DIY chain, on which it burned a cool one billion Aussie dollars before it sold out for a nominal sum to private equity. You can guess the rest: a proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA), some closure of stores (well 70% amazingly are currently loss-making) and for those that will continue to stay open up to a 90% asked for rent reduction from the landlords.
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