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Charter Hall fund to offload $500m in assets as write-downs bite

The fund is pushing ahead with its largest round of divestments yet as its gearing levels edge closer to lending covenants.

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Charter Hall Long WALE REIT is aiming to divest more than $500 million worth of commercial property to reduce its debt load, after portfolio write-downs pushed its gearing level higher and sent its 2024 interim earnings to a $258.4 million statutory loss.

The listed trust announced on Thursday it had already sold off $145.82 million worth of assets over the half-year to December, but more divestments were required to get gearing to a healthy level.

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Campbell Kwan covers commercial and residential real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. He was previously the breaking news reporter. Email Campbell at campbell.kwan@afr.com

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