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: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the lodging arm of CapitaLand Investment, has reached 17,400 Ascott-branded units, both operational and in the pipeline, with 11 signings over the past 16 months across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Voting is now open for three categories of the Serviced Apartment Awards, with the winners due to be revealed on 13 May 2025 at Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar: The real estate arm of the ​Qatari family-owned conglomerate Alfardan Group has unveiled The Residences at The St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island, a collection of fully furnished and serviced branded residences located within The Pearl.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hilton has expanded its Home2 Suites extended-stay brand to the Four Corners area of Bozeman, Montana, via a new-build project by private investment firm Virga Capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa: The One Rosebank Executive Apartment Hotel, developed by Tricolt Developments, is set to open in May 2025 in Johannesburg’s Rosebank district. ​
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment operator Charles Hope Apartments has introduced an executive lounge at its Brentford property.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The 19 shortlists for the tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards have been officially revealed, ahead of the black tie ceremony on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Stephen Nash has been appointed general manager of The Other House Covent Garden ahead of its opening in Q4 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indonesia: Luxury hotel chain Swissôtel, owned by Accor, has debuted its Swissôtel Living brand in Asia with the opening of Jakarta Mega Kuningan.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Residential rental specialist Livinc, part of the Parklane Group, has launched a new platform to simplify medium to long-term bookings for furnished accommodation across the UK and overseas.