Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Staycity Group has completed a structured development and investment transaction with Bridges Fund Management and Citygrove that will deliver a 185-room Wilde aparthotel in Nine Elms, London.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK/Germany: Philip Lassman has joined tech-enabled hospitality platform NUMA as managing director for UK and Ireland.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDenmark: Tech-enabled aparthotel operator has opened five properties across London, Rome and Florence, strengthening its presence in the UK and Italian hospitality markets.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
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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.
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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 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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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe final SilverDoor report of 2025 reveals global decline in length of stay.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: More than 300 hospitality businesses have signed a letter to the UK government ahead of the Autumn Budget later this month, calling for urgent
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