George Sell

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George is the editor of Serviced Apartment News, and has more than a decade's experience as a hospitality, property and travel journalist. He regularly contributes to a wide range of international publications and websites.
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STAA launches new Trusted Stays scheme for UK key workers

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA] has followed up its successful nationwide “NHS Homes” initiative with the launch of a new scheme, “Trusted Stays”, to offer NHS staff and key government workers discounted safe and clean accommodation near their places of work, to help protect them and their families as the UK’s Covid-19 infection rates rise.

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CHF launches revamped website

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Corporate Housing Factory has launched its new website, corporatehousingfactory.com, which serves as a booking engine and guide for its six properties in the Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Eindhoven.

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UK development finance search engine launched

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Brickflow, the first online search engine for UK real estate development finance has been launched by property finance professional Ian Humphreys and software developer Robert Lange.

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Focus on branded residences with Chris Graham

Reading Time: 7 minutesChris Graham, managing director of Graham Associates and author of Branded Residences: An Overview, tells SAN about this evolving asset class.

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Fletcher takes the helm at Fresh

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: BTR and PBSA developer Watkin Jones has appointed Jeremy Fletcher as CEO of its property management business Fresh Property group.

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Trio of openings planned for The Sebel

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: The Sebel will open its latest serviced apartment property, in the Victorian town of Yarrawonga, next month, with two further properties to follow in 2021.

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Average rates fall to five-year low in HCMC

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVietnam: The average rent for serviced apartments in Ho Chi Minh City has fallen to a five-year low, according to data from Savills.