Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe rise and fall of Sonder shows the risks of fast-growth, asset-heavy startups in the hospitality industry.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Francis Davidson, co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, has stepped down from the company this week with chairperson of the board Janice Sears holding an interim CEO title.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesColin Laidlaw, VAT partner at Galloways Accounting, provides an updated overview of what the Upper Tribunal decision on the Sonder case means for the VAT treatment of serviced accommodation.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Tech-enabled operator limehome has appointed Will Kingston as the company’s director of expansion for the United Kingdom.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorthern Ireland: Developer Z Property Group has appointed Sonder to operate a nine-storey serviced apartment building on Dublin Road in Belfast.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSAN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Sonder’s strategic agreement with Marriott. Read more on Serviced Apartment News.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has announced significant reduction in its portfolio and a $10 million financing to “improve the company’s unrestricted liquidity”. As of
Reading Time: 5 minutesRecent VAT tribunal decisions have led to uncertainty as to how serviced apartment operators should treat their income. Crowe’s Adam Cutler provides background to the issue and what operators should do to protect their position while litigation is ongoing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality company Sonder is set to make 106 corporate employees redundant, accounting for 17 per cent of the company’s overall workforce by the end of March.
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