Social housing trust Civitas eyes London listing

Civitas Social Housing said on Tuesday it was planning to list on the London Stock Exchange in November, as it seeks to become the first real estate investment trust (REIT) focussed on social housing to join London's elite stock market. The company has been set up to acquire a diversified portfolio of social homes in England and Wales and has already identified "a significant pipeline" of potential opportunities in the 300 billion pound social housing sector. Spurred on by what it described as a