Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Investment manager Orchard Street has received planning consent to convert the former Debenhams department store in Leeds into a PBSA-led mixed-use scheme.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The redevelopment of Bromley Town Hall in south London has been granted planning permission for a mixed-use scheme, with a scheduled opening for May 2022.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: A planning application for a 378-bed coliving scheme in Dublin, which was submitted before a ban on such projects was introduced, has been approved.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Singaporean investor Mapletree Investments his set to purchase four Vita Student residences from Vita Group for more than £165 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Watkin Jones has received resolution to grant planning permission for a 600-unit mixed-use BTR and PBSA scheme in Bath.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Lloyds Banking Group’s new BTR division, Citra Living, has plans to become the biggest BTR landlord in the UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Private equity firm Greystar Real Estate Partners is in talks to buy London BTR specialist Fizzy Living, according to Bloomberg.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Godwin Developments has been given the go ahead to build 336 flats on the edge of Sheffield city centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Godwin Developments’ plans to convert the former Royal Mail sorting office in Nottingham into a 692-bed student block has been given the green light, subject to clarification of further design details.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The Canary Wharf Group has revealed plans for a mixed-use, 55-storey tower that will comprise apartments, shops, coworking and leisure space.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Watkin Jones, a developer and manager of rental residential properties, has partnered with a private investment group for the construction of a 260-unit aparthotel in Southwark, London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Ariva Serviced Residences, the official luxury apartments of the Las Vegas Raiders, will expand to 75 units this spring.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute Worldwide: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has launched a self-serve version of AltoVerse, enabling travel managers to book and manage extended stays.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Portugal: International Hospitality Media hosted its annual European event Recharge in Porto this year, held at Vertical Dom Henrique.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Property management company GuestReady has introduced ‘The Fitzroy by GuestReady’, a luxury boutique serviced accommodation in the centre of London.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Philippines: Radisson Hotel Group has signed an upscale serviced apartment property with developer Cactus Realty Corporation, located in Salcedo Makati, Manila.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: Business travel platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million in Series E funding, valuing the company at $2.7 billion.
Reading Time: 3 minutes US: OpenAI has unveiled one of its first AI agents called Operator, a system that can use its own browser to make travel reservations, fill out forms, order groceries and even create memes.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Worldwide: The Ascott Limited, the lodging business unit wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment, signed 16 Oakwood properties in 2024, representing a 30 per cent increase over the previous year.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe: 37 aparthotels directly managed by Adagio have been awarded Green Key certification.