Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A new report has found that overall ratings for BTR properties were slightly higher in 2020 than in 2019 despite the difficulties caused by Covid-19.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Coliving developer and operator The Collective has appointed Simon Koster as CEO, with founder Reza merchant taking the role of chairman.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Location ventures is planning a coliving and coworking development with a GDV of $56 million on a Miami site it has acquired for $20 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Senior living developer Riverstone is in talks to secure new projects worth £500 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Unite Students has extended its joint venture with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to September 2032.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Fizzy Living has become the first build-to-rent [BTR] operator in London to offer rentals from as short as three months, in light of the pandemic and evolving priorities for renters.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Workspace provider IWG recorded a double-digit drop in open centre revenue in the Q1 2021, but experienced “unprecedented demand” for its flexible work products.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Plans to build an aparthotel as part of the redevelopment Bristol’s historic Soapworks have been dropped for more affordable homes.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Coliving brand Vonder will open properties in Earls Court and Paddington, in May and July respectively.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has secured a £2 billion investment to drive the development of more than 40 new sites across the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Flexible living operator Urban Rest has opened the first phase of its Hackney serviced apartment property in East London.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Tech-enabled serviced apartment operator limehome is planning to convert 3,000 apartments from office and retail space over the next two years.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), a trade body for the serviced apartment sector, will host its annual conference on Thursday 28 November 2024 in London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Extended stay hotel brand LivAway Suites has opened its second property in the United States, located in the Tri-Cities area of Washington.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Investment firm AWH Partners has acquired the dual-branded Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites, located in Broomfield, Colorado.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sweden: Corporate housing provider Forenom has appointed Erik Johnson as the group’s country director for Sweden, effective from the start of 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Serviced apartment provider SilverDoor has promoted Alex Neale from SVP partner relationships to chief supply officer, effective immediately.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: Montpellier-based aparthotel operator Appart’City has partnered with revenue management company IDeaS to support its portfolio of 90 properties.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment provider The Apartment Network has launched TAN Checkout, a corporate booking solution for extended stays powered by 1-CP.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: European serviced apartment operator Ando Living Group has acquired London-based operator City Apartments, marking the group’s entry into the United Kingdom.