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Adagio strengthens team ahead of UK portfolio growth
UK: Aparthotels Adagio has announced plans to quadruple its UK portfolio over the next four years.
Cheval Collection opts for RMS property management system
UK: London operator Cheval Collection has partnered with RMS Cloud to upgrade its property management system.
National Corporate Housing completes acquisition of West London Apartments
UK: National Corporate Housing has completed the purchase of West London Apartments for an undisclosed sum.
SACO to open Locke aparthotel at Tower Bridge
UK: A Locke aparthotel will open at London’s Tower Bridge in early summer 2020, following the completion of a lease agreement with Acorn Property Group and Galliard Homes.
SNAPSHOT: Looking to the future at Serviced Apartment Summit 2019
UK: Over 250 hospitality leaders from across Europe and beyond gathered in London this week for the 2019 Serviced Apartment Summit Europe.
Operator search imminent for London aparthotel
UK: The MRP Group and Saxbury will jointly conduct an operator search for a 93-unit aparthotel in London's Whitechapel.
Major west London development to include 340 serviced apartments
UK: Queensgate Investments and Rockwell has received the backing of London mayor Sadiq Khan for its redevelopment of the Kensington Forum Hotel.
Duffel secures $21.5m Series A funding
UK: London-based travel startup Duffel has raised $21.5 million in Series A funding from Benchmark.
Living Rooms to open Weymouth Mews apartments
UK: Living Rooms will open its fifth property in London later this month, in Marylebone.
Cuckooz partners with the Modern Nursery to launch family travel apartment
Cuckooz partners with the Modern Nursery to launch family travel apartment
SACO and Cheyne Capital close fourth partnership
UK: Cheyne Capital and Saco Property Group have closed their fourth partnership, taking the total provided by Cheyne to SACO over the past year to circa €250 million.
Union Hanover buys 100 London serviced apartments for Urban Villa brand
UK: Union Hanover Securities has acquired 100 apartments from house builder Barratt London at its Great West Quarter (GWQ) scheme in Brentford.
Staycity acquires Whitechapel site for second London Wilde Aparthotel
Ireland: Staycity has announced the acquisition of a new site on London’s Commercial Road which will open as a Wilde Aparthotel by Staycity at the end of 2020.
Adagio officially launches first London property
UK: Aparthotels Adagio officially launched its first London property by hosting a party at the 100-key Aparthotel Adagio London Brentford.
Flying Butler parent company buys Executive Serviced Apartments from administration
UK: Orchard Apartments Limited, the owner and operator of Flying Butler Apartments, has acquired the business and assets of Executive Serviced Apartments (ESA).
Flying Butler Apartments partners with Centrepoint
UK: As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, London provider Flying Butler Apartments has partnered with homelessness charity Centrepoint.
London local authority set to lease Aldgate aparthotel
UK: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham will enter an innovative intermediate lease deal for a property currently under construction in east London.
Cuckooz opens Bloomsbury apartments
UK: London serviced apartment provider Cuckooz has opened its eighth property, in the Bloomsbury neighbourhood.
Cheval Three Quays celebrates five years at number one in TripAdvisor rankings
UK: Cheval Three Quays, near London's Tower Bridge, celebrating five years in the #1 position for speciality lodging on TripAdvisor.
Prime Position
The prime central London residential market has had a well-documented tough time of it recently - Spring review figures from Knight Frank show that there is still no growth in terms of sales and prices, while sales were down by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2018 and prices down 4.4 per cent.
Developing value
Staycity's acquisition of a development company is an interesting twist on the Opco Propco equation.
West London serviced apartment building sold for £25 million
UK: A serviced apartment building in Notting Hill has sold for £665,000 per key - a claimed record for the capital.
New venue for Serviced Apartment Summit Europe
UK: International Hospitality Media has confirmed the dates for the 2019 Serviced Apartment Summit Europe, which will take place on July 1 and 2.
Serviced Apartment Awards 2019 shortlist revealed
UK: The shortlisted entries for the 2019 Serviced Apartment Awards have been announced in advance of the awards ceremony on March 14th in London.
McAleer & Rushe awarded contract for Paddington development (1)
UK: Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe will deliver a hotel and hybrid aparthotel development in Paddington, London.
McAleer & Rushe awarded contract for Paddington development
UK: Northern Ireland-based developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe will deliver a hotel and hybrid aparthotel development in Paddington, London.
Entry period for 2019 Serviced Apartment Awards extended until February 7th
UK: The entry period for the fourth annual Serviced Apartment Awards - complete with two new categories - has been extended until February 7th 2019.
Flying Butler Apartments names Kalsi as head of brand
UK: London-based apartment provider Flying Butler Apartments has appointed Marie Kalsi to the newly created position of head of brand.
Staycity to open Wilde aparthotel in Paddington dual-branded project
UK: A 620-key hotel and aparthotel complex with Staycity and Premier Inn as tenants will open in London’s Paddington in 2021.
Staybridge Suites opens near London’s Heathrow airport
UK: Staybridge Suites has opened a 190-key property near Heathrow Airport.
Adagio continues international expansion in Europe and Africa
Worldwide: Aparthotels Adagio have announced the opening and signing of several properties in London, Brussels, Stuttgart, Casablanca, Glasgow and Bucharest.
Cuckooz teams up with Simba for sleep-themed London serviced apartments
UK: London serviced apartment operator Cuckooz has launched The Zed Rooms - apartments designed to give guests the best night’s sleep possible.
Ascott appoints Hughes as UK area manager
UK: The Ascott Limited has appointed Billy Hughes as UK area manager to drive company growth, enhance guest experience and increase operational efficiency.
Supercity opens latest London property
UK: Supercity Aparthotels is set to open the Chronicle aparthotel on Norwich Street in the City of London.
December opening for SACO’s latest London aparthotel
UK: SACO will open The Moorgate, a 27-unit aparthotel in the City of London, in early December.
London aparthotel rebranded by Adagio
UK: The former Urban Villa aparthotel in west London, has reopened as Aparthotels Adagio London Brentford.
Cheval Residences adds to finance and marketing teams
UK: London-based serviced apartment operator Cheval Residences has appointed Carole Walker as director of finance and Alexandra Wilson as assistant marketing manager.
Urban Stay releases value statement
UK: London operator Urban Stay has released a statement outlining the company’s values.
Lamington gets green light for Chiswick room2 site
UK: The Lamington Group will begin work on a room2 aparthotel on the site of a former Chiswick office building in Q2 2019.
OMG launches London serviced apartments
UK: Owners Management Group International Ltd has announced the opening of Millharbour Residences at Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands.
SACO appoints Patrick Michaels to London sales role
UK: SACO, The Serviced Apartment Company, has appointed Patrick Michaels as director of sales for London.
Cycas secures London Hyatt management contract
UK: Extended stay hotel specialist Cycas Hospitality has signed a deal to operate a Hyatt Place hotel in east London.
Clarendon celebrates 30th anniversary
UK: London operator Clarendon Apartments is celebrating 30 years in business.
thesqua.re introduces green initiatives
UK: London-based serviced apartment provider thesqua.re has introduced a series of eco-friendly initiatives.
Urban Stay awarded Plum Guide certification
UK: London operator Urban Stay has had its apartments listed in the Plum Guide, a listing of “the world's best vacation rentals, holiday homes, short term lets and Airbnbs”.
Cheval Residences adopts latest Criton app functionality
UK: London-based operator Cheval Residences is the first serviced apartment brand to adopt Criton’s new group app functionality across its portfolio.
Queensgate’s Cromwell Road plans to include 340 serviced apartments
UK: Queensgate Investments is planning to demolish the 906-room Holiday Inn Kensington Forum and replace it with a major mixed use scheme.
LHG submits amended Wembley aparthotel plans
UK: LHG (London Hotel Group) has submitted an enhanced design for its previously consented aparthotel in Elm Road, Wembley, north London.
SACO acquires London and Dublin sites for Locke aparthotel projects
UK: SACO Property Group has bought sites in Southwark and Dublin’s North Docks to develop two Locke aparthotels.
Philipson joins Cheval as operations director
UK: London-based operator Cheval Residences has appointed John Philipson as operations director.
