Supply and demand

Thanks to The Apartment Service for letting us have a sneak preview of the industry research within its GSAIR report. It’s encouraging to see that global inventory has risen by 14.75 per cent since the last report was published in June 2018.

By George Sell
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The way ahead

So, after two-and-a-half years of the UK's political system - and by extension the country as a whole - feeling like it has been wading through treacle, there is at last some clear ground ahead, although there is still much division over whether it is heading in the right direction.

By George Sell
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Corporate housing plays catch up

Finding and booking somewhere to stay for leisure - and increasingly business - travel has become easy and convenient with the rise of the OTAs, Airbnb and other platforms and the money they have invested in the technology necessary to make the booking process as frictionless as possible.

By George Sell
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The first of many?

CWS Corporate Housing’s acquisition of one of its main competitors, Gables Corporate Accommodations, will see the formation of a seriously influential player in the US corporate housing sector.

By George Sell
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Europe's booming co-living sector

It's been exciting to see the speed with which co-living has gone from being a rather misunderstood outlier in the hospitality sector to a mainstream asset class attracting increasing amounts of institutional investment.

By George Sell
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Extended reach

When one thinks of the hotel market in the UAE, and particularly in Dubai, the first word that springs to mind is definitely not undersupply.

By George Sell
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Finding a balance

Across the entire hospitality space, views on OTAs are extremely polarised.

By George Sell
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Revitalising the high streets

The retail sector is having a hard time of it at the moment, and our high streets are seeing an unprecedented number of shops closing, but this presents an opportunity for regeneration.