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Portland Brown secures Oxford Street apartments
UK: Corporate housing provider Portland Brown has signed a lease with building owner Hines for apartments at 354 – 358 Oxford Street in London’s West End.
Cheval Gloucester Park to reopen in February 2020
UK: Cheval Collection has announced that Cheval Gloucester Park, Kensington will re-open on February 1 2020, following a two-year multi-million pound refurbishment.
JV to develop south London aparthotel
UK: A joint venture between Melt Homes and Espalier Ventures is set to build a 175-key aparthotel near The Oval cricket ground in south London.
Business travellers confident in London economy
UK: A survey of business travellers in London by Cheval Collection has reported strong confidence in the capital for 2020.
The Collective gets green light for latest London project
UK: The Collective has received a resolution to grant planning permission from the London Borough of Southwark for a site on Borough High Street.
Entries open for 2020 Serviced Apartment Awards
UK: The entry period for the fifth annual Serviced Apartment Awards - complete with two new categories - is open until January 31st 2020.
Cuckooz set for Camden Town opening
UK: London serviced apartment operator Cuckooz will open its 10th location in the capital on October 28th.
SilverDoor hosts partner engagement day
UK: Serviced apartment agent SilverDoor Apartments has hosted the first of its partner engagement days in London.
Cuckooz study shows exchange rate benefits for visitors to UK
UK: Research from London serviced apartment provider Cuckooz, has looked at the benefits of a weak pound for overseas visitors travelling to the UK on business.
Cheval focuses on growing inbound Chinese market
UK: Cheval Collection has appointed Chinese marketing consultancy Emerging Communications to drive sales from tourists, students, business executives and expats from China.
The Collective boosts pipeline to 8,000 units with London planning win
UK: Co-living developer The Collective has received planning consent for its Garratt Mills scheme in Earlsfield, taking its pipeline past 8,000 units.
Bermondsey Locke aparthotel gets planning green light
UK: Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group have received planning consent to build an £80 million residential and aparthotel scheme in Bermondsey.
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.
