Our heritage
Aviva Investors Real Estate Long Income (RELI) came into being in the late 1990s with the funding of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and continued to grow through the creation of the Lime Property Fund in 2004 and the REaLM (Returns enhancing and liability matching) fund range in 2011.
Today we also have a growing number of bespoke segregated mandates that we manage alongside the investment we carry out on behalf of the Aviva plc annuity business. During this time, we have funded over £5.5 billion of UK real estate.2
1 Source: Aviva Investors as at 11 June 2022.
2 Source: Aviva Investors as at 11 June 2022.
News and updates
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Big Help case study
9 Jul 2023
(London) Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has acquired, through its Lime Property Fund, a portfolio of 73 Supported Living properties located across the UK, adding to its portfolio of high-quality, long-income real estate assets. The deal provides funding for the properties to Big Help, a registered charity based in Liverpool, and releases capital tied up in property holdings to enable Big Help to invest in other parts of their business.
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Aviva Investors awarded Cash-Driven Investment Manager of the Year at the Irish Pension Awards, 2022
3 Nov 2022
(London) –Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has been awarded Cash-Driven Investment Manager of the Year at the Irish Pension Awards in respect of the European Real Estate Long Income Fund (E-RELI Fund)
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Aviva Investors European Real Estate Long Income Fund acquires Dublin hotel
3 Jun 2022
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces that it has acquired a hotel building currently under construction in the heart of Dublin, Ireland, on behalf of its European Real Estate Long Income (E-RELI) Fund.
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Aviva Investors secures £1 billion of capital commitments into Real Estate Long Income strategies during 2020
30 Mar 2021
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has revealed its Real Estate Long Income (RELI) team secured £1 billion of new capital commitments over the course of 2020. The figure, a record number, was driven by increased investor demand for an asset class which has performed well despite a challenging environment following the global pandemic.
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Aviva Investors Lime Property Fund completes sale-and-lease back deal with Next PLC Three Logistic Warehouse
12 Mar 2021
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces that it has completed the acquisition of three logistics warehouses from Next plc (‘Next’) through its Lime Property Fund for a total commitment of £107m.
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Aviva Investors Real Estate Long Income Fund completes £22.4 million forward funding of office space in Stirlingshire
10 Mar 2021
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has announced that it has completed a forward funding agreement of £22.4 million for the first office facilities at Kildean Business Park, Stirling, which is currently being developed by the Stirling Development Agency.
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Aviva Investors completes purchase of £106 million development site in East London
15 Jan 2020
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has acquired, through its Lime Property Fund, the freehold interest in a hotel development site in the Docklands, East London, adding to its portfolio of high-quality, long-income real estate assets. The deal represents significant investment in the area through the creation of new homes, jobs and a hotel located within close proximity to Canary Wharf.
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Aviva Investors fund a new shopping experience in the heart of Stevenage Town
5 Dec 2019
Aviva Investors, the global asset manager business of Aviva plc, has provided funding to Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) and the Reef Group for the £50m Queensway North Regeneration scheme comprising the former Marks & Spencer and adjoining retail parade to spearhead.
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Aviva Investors completes purchase of care home portfolio
24 Jul 2019
(London) – Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has acquired the freehold interest in a group of five care homes through its Lime Property Fund as it continues to develop its portfolio of high-quality long income real estate assets in the UK.
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Aviva Investors acquires Two New Bailey Square office development in Salford
22 Aug 2018
Aviva Investors has agreed to forward fund the development of Two New Bailey Square, a best in class 187,241 sq ft office building in Salford, Greater Manchester, for £113 million as part of its continued investment into high quality, long income real estate in the UK.
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Aviva Investors forward funds £34m central Cardiff hotel with Barola
14 Aug 2018
Cardiff-based developer Barola has concluded agreements with Aviva Investors to forward fund the redevelopment of the former Custom House building in Central Cardiff for £34 million.
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Aviva Investors acquires £73.4 million manufacturing "super site"
9 Aug 2018
Aviva Investors has exchanged contracts on a £73.4 million industrial long income investment, believed to be one of the largest manufacturing property transactions within the UK in recent times.
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Aviva Investors Long Income acquires £44 million distribution centre at Logistics North
8 Jan 2018
Aviva Investors has acquired a distribution centre let to a major global online retailer from Exeter Property Group for £44m as part of its continued investment into high quality, long income UK real estate.
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Aviva Investors real estate exchanges £53 million ecocampus
7 Dec 2017
Aviva Investors announces that its Long Income investment team has exchanged contracts on the new EcoCampus for the University of the West of Scotland.
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Aviva Investors acquires £71 million portfolio of care homes
1 Oct 2017
Aviva Investors has acquired a portfolio of care home investments from Frontier Estates for £71 million as part of its continued investment into high quality, long income real estate in the UK.
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Aviva Investors acquires £30.06 million office development in Bristol
1 Oct 2017
Aviva Investors has acquired the first phase of Abstract Securities’ redevelopment of Bristol Business Park for £30.06 million.
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