Urban Living News

Fizzy Living to offer short-term rental contracts

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.

Urban Living News

Expedia set to phase out short-term rental multifamily business

Reading Time: 3 minutes US: As Expedia Group strategises its recovery from the standstill in bookings during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is believed to be preparing to phase out its short-term rental multifamily building business, which includes its Expedia Group Multifamily Solutions product.

Features

Event review: AHIC serviced apartment and short-term rental session

Reading Time: 3 minutes SAN’s Piers Brown moderated a session at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2015 (AHIC), which discussed the surge in Dubai in short-term rentals and the recent regulatory implications that have impacted the sector. Joining the discussion were Taleeb Noormohamed, vice president global partnerships of HomeAway.com; Helen Hangari, senior legal consultant of

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News

Airbnb eyes further expansion into long-term rental market

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Airbnb is focusing its attention on strengthening its long-term rental business, as the company eyes up new revenue streams and growth opportunities to expand beyond its core short-term rental offering. Speaking at Skift Global Forum in New York City, Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky, said that the segment

1 LiVNG
Supplier News

Alliants and Hospiria partner for 1 LiVNG flex rental platform

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Customer experience technology platform Alliants and property management software-as-a-service [SaaS] solution [PMS] Hospiria have partnered to launch a “groundbreaking” flexible rental platform called 1 LiVNG, which is focused on transforming the residential real estate market.

England
Industry News

Government announces short-term let controls in England

Reading Time: 6 minutes UK: The UK Government has announced reforms to planning laws that will empower councils in England to make short-term lets in their area subject to a planning process, thus preventing a “hollowing out” of communities. The reforms will grant local councils more powers to control the proliferation of short-term lets

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Lavanda and Aldar team up for UAE apartment rental platform

Reading Time: 2 minutes UAE: Developer Aldar has partnered with UK-based proptech firm Lavanda to facilitate flexible short term stays for visitors to the Middle East. Aldar has launched its Cloud Living initiative, a short-term leasing platform that provides flexible stay options in homes within Aldar’s integrated communities. The vision underpinning the Cloud Living