Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Ascott Ltd has secured full ownership of Quest Apartment Hotels after acquiring founder Paul Constantinou’s remaining 20 per cent stake for an undisclosed sum.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Serviced apartment provider Brera will implement IDeaS G3 RMS in six of its locations.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Investment manager Orchard Street has received planning consent to convert the former Debenhams department store in Leeds into a PBSA-led mixed-use scheme.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Synergy Global Housing has appointed Jessica Land as global business development manager for EMEA.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The Chamberlain Group, a global provider of smart access solutions, has been acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: London-based aparthotel brand The Other House has appointed seasoned hotelier Simon Drake as general manager.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The redevelopment of Bromley Town Hall in south London has been granted planning permission for a mixed-use scheme, with a scheduled opening for May 2022.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Habicus Group, the parent company of serviced apartment agent SilverDoor, has completed the acquisition of The Apartment Service for an undisclosed sum.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Gem Hotels has acquired Wardrobe Court in central London from British Land in a sales process run exclusively by CBRE.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Malaysian developer and hotelier Eastern and Oriental (E&O) has officially opened a 54-key aparthotel in London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Zakee Ahmed, CEO of flexible living platform Livinc, part of The Parklane Group, talks to IHM’s editor-in-chief George Sell about creating a seamless customer journey for relocation residents; why coliving is the next big thing for the company and the wider real estate sector; why he is optimistic about the development landscape, and much more.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saudi Arabia: Luxury serviced apartment property Fairmont Ramla Serviced Residences has been awarded Green Globe certification, achieving a compliance score of 98 per cent.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Quest Apartment Hotels, a member of The Ascott Limited, has started construction on its Southport property, located on the Gold Coast of southeast Queensland.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Robertson Properties Ltd has been granted consent from North East Lincolnshire Council to transform two derelict residential homes in Cleethorpes into aparthotels.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thailand: Hotel and property developer Dusit International has signed an agreement with real estate company King Square Development Co., Ltd to manage the Dusit Suites Kingsquare and KingsQuare Residence in Bangkok.
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Zealand: Serviced apartment brand Quest has opened its fourth property in Christchurch, located on Kilmore Street opposite the city’s Town Hall.
Reading Time: < 1 minute France: Lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke is set to open its seventeenth property, Le Jardin de Verre, in Paris this winter.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: B-Corp real estate investor and developer Lamington Group will begin development on its room2 York site this summer with a scheduled launch in 2026.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) has secured a S$165 million sustainability-linked loan from bank OCBC.
Fresh face in London aparthotels
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN editor Eloise Hanson comments on the introduction of a new London aparthotel brand Jitaku, launching next year. Read on SAN.