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Major London mixed-use scheme set to include aparthotel
UK: Developer Groveworld secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Camden Council to create new homes, office space and an aparthotel at 330 Gray’s Inn Road – the former home of the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital.
The Residence Apartments partners with Laundryheap
UK: On-demand dry cleaning and laundry platform Laundryheap has launched a new partnership with London operator The Residence Apartments.
edyn acquires Canary Wharf apartments in £62 million deal
UK: edyn has agreed the acquisition of a 162-key serviced apartment asset in Landmark Pinnacle, Canary Wharf – the tallest residential building in Europe.
White City mixed-use scheme gets the go ahead
UK: Work is set to start this month on a £150 million mixed-use scheme in west London.
Dorsett to debut aparthotel brand in London
UK/Hong Kong: Dorsett Hotels & resorts has launched an aparthotel brand called Dao by Dorsett.
Buckingham & Lloyds to undergo major expansion
UK: Buckingham & Lloyds has announced an ambitious growth plan for the summer: expanding into Italy, Poland, and Spain.
New October date for Urban Living Festival
UK: International Hospitality Media has confirmed that the Urban Living Festival: stay • live • work – will now take place on October 26 – 27 2021 at Tobacco Dock in London, following the announcements from the UK government on Monday.
New date for the 2021 Serviced Apartment Awards 2021
UK: International Hospitality Media (IHM) has confirmed that the 2021 Serviced Apartment Awards in association with Zeevou, will now take place on 16 September 2021, due to the delay to the end of restrictions announced by the UK government yesterday.
Flying Butler launches Kensington apartments
UK: Flying Butler Apartments has launched a newly refurbished apartment building near Kensington High Street.
Serviced Apartment Awards 2021 shortlist revealed
UK: The shortlisted entries for the 2021 Serviced Apartment Awards have been announced, in advance of the awards ceremony on June 24th in London.
Bob W to enter UK with first Central London building
UK / Finland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W is taking its concept to the UK with a new building currently being constructed in Whitechapel in the East End of London.
x+why adds two London locations
UK: Flexible workspace provider x+why has added two London locations, in Bloomsbury and Spitalfields.
Central London hotel with serviced apartment planning permission comes to market
UK: A Grade II listed vacant hotel in central London with planning consent for a change of use to residential or serviced apartments has been bought to market with a guide price of £29.5 million.
Aparthotel brand to launch with two London properties
UK: The Other House will launch with London properties in South Kensington and Covent Garden.
Q Apartments adds three Soho properties
UK: Q Apartments has continued its expansion with the launch of three properties in London's West End.
Riverstone eyes £500 million new schemes
UK: Senior living developer Riverstone is in talks to secure new projects worth £500 million.
Flying Butler appoints head of sales
UK: Flying Butler Apartments has appointed Daniel Ayers as head of sales.
Unite and GIC extend JV term
UK: Unite Students has extended its joint venture with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to September 2032.
Q Apartments adds London units
UK: Q Apartments has launched the latest addition to its UK apartment portfolio - Cambric by Q Apartments, in Aldgate, London.
Serviced Apartment Awards entry period extended until May 10
UK: The entry period for the sixth annual Serviced Apartment Awards has been extended until May 10th.
Fizzy Living to offer short-term rental contracts
UK: Fizzy Living has become the first build-to-rent [BTR] operator in London to offer rentals from as short as three months, in light of the pandemic and evolving priorities for renters.
Vonder to open two more London properties
UK: Coliving brand Vonder will open properties in Earls Court and Paddington, in May and July respectively.
Cycas signs E&O's first European serviced apartments
UK: Cycas Hospitality has signed a deal with Eastern & Oriental (E&O) to manage the group’s inaugural European serviced apartment property; a 54-room property in London.
Flying Butler appoints finance director
UK: Flying Butler Apartments has appointed Kamran Ahmad as finance director.
Adagio launches second London property
UK: Aparthotel Adagio London Stratford will open from the 12 April for key workers and essentials stays, with the property welcoming leisure guests from 17 May.
Planning application for £1 billion London scheme withdrawn
UK: Queensgate Investments has withdrawn its planning application for the £1 billion redevelopment of the Kensington Forum hotel, which included serviced apartments and residential units.
F&B and retail playing major role in London mixed-use schemes says report
UK: Consumer and location intelligence specialist CACI says its latest research has revealed the emergence of "a new mixed-use asset class in London".
MGT buys Battersea Power Station BTR units
UK: MGT Investment Management has agreed to acquire 92 apartments within Battersea Power Station’s Electric Boulevard.
Cheyne Capital funds The Collective’s Westbourne Park site
UK: The Collective has acquired a site in London’s Westbourne Park, having secured £28.5 million of capital from Cheyne Capital.
Staycity is London’s fastest growing hospitality brand
UK: Staycity will add 887 units to its London portfolio over the next few years, making it the fastest growing brand in the capital.
Vonder secures Wembley site for coliving scheme
UK: Vonder has secured a site in Wembley, north-west London, for a 313-unit coliving scheme.
edyn announces 2021 Locke opening dates
UK: edyn has announced the opening dates for seven Locke aparthotels in 2021.
Plans for apartment-style hotel in London revealed
UK: The Portfolio Club has appointed RED Construction to transform the Harrington Hall Hotel into a premium flexible stay hotel, due for completion in spring 2022.
STAY opts for Infor PMS
UK: Serviced apartment provider STAY has deployed Infor HMS property management system for its 169 apartment properties in Camden, London.
Tonic to create UK's first LGBT+ retirement community
UK: Tonic Housing is will open the UK's first LGBT+ retirement community in south London later this year.
Modular construction contract awarded for Canary Wharf Locke aparthotel
UK: The 279-key Locke aparthotel in London's Canary Wharf will be built using modular construction techniques.
Scape and APG team up for PBSA joint venture
UK: Student living firm Scape and investment group APG have agreed a £500 million joint venture that will develop and operate student accommodation schemes.
Avanton launches £500 million war chest for London BTR sites
UK: Developer Avanton has launched a £500 million fund to acquire sites for BTR projects in London.
Synergy adds London units with City Apartments partnership
UK: Synergy Global Housing has added a new property in The City of London to its inventory.
Ascott properties awarded SafeGuard Label
UK: Bureau Veritas has awarded five of Ascott's London properties the SafeGuard Label for health, hygiene and safety procedures.
DTZ forward funds The Collective's Battersea scheme
UK: DTZ Investors has forward-funded The Collective’s 260-unit coliving scheme on Chatfield Road in Battersea, south London.
Ritchie joins CallisonRTKL to head hospitality practice
UK: Architecture practice CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) has appointed Ramsay Ritchie as associate principal and hospitality practice lead.
Barings makes move in to PBSA market
UK: Barings has made its first European PBSA investment in a £43.8 million deal to forward fund the development assets in London and Manchester.
Gravity raises $1.4 million for coliving expansion
UK: London-based coliving start-up Gravity has raised $1.4 million to fund its growth plans.
Croydon aparthotel takes in coronavirus patients
UK: The Best Western Plus London Croydon Aparthotel in Thornton Heath has been accommodating coronavirus patients to ease pressure on a nearby hospital.
Cain provides £74 million development loan for Locke aparthotel at Canary Wharf
UK: Real estate investment firm Cain International has agreed to a £74 million development loan with Canary Wharf Group and edyn to finance the development of a 279-key Locke aparthotel in London.
Cheval adds Kensington apartments
UK: Cheval Collection is adding 30 serviced apartments in London's South Kensington to its portfolio from Spring this year.
Jurny partners with Clockwork Group for first London location
UK: Hospitality tech company Jurny has announced its expansion into the European serviced apartment and aparthotel market with its first location in London.
Supercity's Roger Walters on new investment and doubling the company's portfolio
UK: Supercity Aparthotels founder and chairman Roger Walters spoke to SAN about how a recent £10 million investment in the company will help it to double its portfolio by 2025.
Crosstree makes first PBSA move
UK: Crosstree Real Estate has made its first move into the student accommodation sector with the £55 million purchase of an asset in north-east London.
