Reading Time: 2 minutes SINGAPORE: Ascott targets 150 properties under its lyf coliving brand by 2030 and launches a lyf Innovation LabÂ
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam: M Village, a coliving start-up, has received funding of US$1.7 million led by Singaporean venture fund Simple Tech Investment.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Development company The Switch has opened its first project in Australia, a $70 million coliving concept in a 39-storey skyscraper in Perth’s CBD.
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: 2 minutes UK: Property investor and developer Strawberry Star has announced the launch of a dedicated BTR arm, Star Living.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Liverpool City Council has said that coliving developments must adhere to residential policies set out in its newly adopted local plan, including minimum space standards.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR operator Way of Life has today launched the first guest suites at The Gessner, a “hospitality-inspired residential offer” in Tottenham Hale, north London.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan: Ascott Residence Trust (ART) will invest around JPY 10.4 billion (£70 million) to acquire four rental housing properties and its first student accommodation property in Japan.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Real estate management services company LHN Group is to open two properties in the Katong area under its coliving brand Coliwoo.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate investment firm Bridge Investment Group Holdings and global private markets investment firm StepStone Real Estate have partnered on a $75 million scheme to develop and operate senior living communities.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes US/Sweden: Hotel company Hyatt has launched two new properties in the US and Sweden, including the debut of Hyatt Studios in Alabama.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport Cincinnati has opened its doors within the $1 billion (£764 million) Ovation mixed-use development in Newport, Kentucky.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards is proud to work with silver sponsors The Ascott Limited, City Pop, Vertus Edit, Urban Chic and Viridian Apartments.Â