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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: Further details have been submitted to Laois County Council regarding a proposed five-storey aparthotel development in Portlaoise.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for a new aparthotel development in Bradford city centre, as part of wider regeneration efforts in the area.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UAE-based developer Arada has acquired a site in Southwark as part of its continued expansion in the UK residential market, with plans to deliver a new co-living scheme in the borough.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHyatt Hotels Corporation has opened Hyatt Studios Huntsville, bringing its new upper-midscale extended-stay brand to Huntsville, Alabama.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRed Rock Developments has secured planning approval for a 143-bed aparthotel in Dublin’s Donnybrook area, following a decision to redevelop an existing Circle K filling station site.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Alexander Goad, chief executive and co-founder of lifestyle serviced apartment operator The July, has announced he will step down from his role on 1 April 2026.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Grade II-listed townhouse block in central Cheltenham has been brought to market for £1.09 million, with the asset positioned as a short-term rental investment.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Dublin-based aparthotel operator Staycity Group has partnered with property investment group The Property Trust Group on an £120 million Wilde aparthotel development in Shoreditch East London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Real estate firm Noble Investment Group has acquired a 35-asset portfolio of extended-stay hotels, expanding its branded long-term accommodations platform with extended-stay hotel brand Sonesta Simply Suites.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA former magistrates’ court in Ormskirk has been brought to market with planning permission in place for conversion into an aparthotel with a two-storey extension.
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