Reading Time: < 1 minute AUSTRALIA: Maribyrnong council, in Melbourne, has approved plans for a 90-key aparthotel  in the up and coming neighbourhood of Footscray.
Reading Time: 2 minutes AUSTRALIA: The Ascott Limited has acquired its first lyf coliving property in Sydney, Australia and has opened lyf in Melbourne.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes SINGAPORE: Ascott targets 150 properties under its lyf coliving brand by 2030 and launches a lyf Innovation LabÂ
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: The Ascott has acquired two properties in Ningbo, China and Amsterdam, the Netherlands for approximately $190 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Ascott has opened lyf Farrer Park Singapore, the sixth lyf coliving property in Asia and the third in Singapore.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Ascott secured 15,100 units across 72 properties globally in 2021, marking the fifth consecutive year the company has achieved record growth.
Reading Time: 6 minutes SAN catches up with Billy Hughes, UK area manager for The Ascott Limited, about the challenges and opportunities overseeing the group’s UK portfolio, technological innovation, and growth plans.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Singapore: Ascott Residence Trust (ART) has been recognised for its “outstanding leadership in sustainability” in the 2021 Global Real Estate
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: Ascott has expanded its lyf portfolio to 17 properties with more than 3,000 units in 13 cities and nine
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: Wilde Aparthotels will open three properties this year, located in Cambridge, Lisbon and Vienna.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Operator LÃbere Hospitality Group (LHG) has signed an agreement to manage its first property outside of southern Europe, located in London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Netherlands: Serviced apartment provider Corporate Housing Factory has promoted four key team members at director level.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible-lease apartment network Landing has secured $180 million in debt financing to scale its multifamily platform.
Reading Time: < 1 minute France: Operator Edgar Suites has expanded in Paris with the transformation of an office into an aparthotel, located in 15th arrondissement of the city.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to some of the winners of the 10th annual Serviced Apartment Awards ceremony.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Alastair Mullens, managing director – residential of Canary Wharf Group (CWG), about the rationale behind diversifying into aparthotels alongside CWG’s BTR arm, and future plans for transforming Canary Wharf into a mixed-use district. Filmed at Vertus Edit.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: IHG Hotels & Resorts has debuted its midscale extended stay brand Candlewood Suites in Europe, opening a property in Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Airbnb has expanded beyond accommodation with the launch of Airbnb Services and a full relaunch of its Experiences platform in over 600 cities worldwide.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Serviced Apartment News in partnership with Vertus Edit held a Feed Your Mind event on the topic of diversification opportunities for BTR operators.Â