Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Bank of England has voted to cut the cost of borrowing, reducing the base interest rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, a decision that stems from concerns about global economic uncertainties, particularly US trade tariffs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Association for Rental Living published its 2025-26 Manifesto outlining a strategic vision to position the UK’s Rental Living Sector as a trusted provider of high-quality, professionally managed rental homes.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: In her first Spring Statement as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves laid out Labour’s plan to tackle economic instability with a combination of spending cuts, investment pledges and planning reforms.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The British flexible office market is facing a growing divide between premium, hospitality-led providers and value-driven operators, according to a new report by Spaces to Places.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Luxury student accommodation provider Study Inn has finished transformation works on Brotherton House, a 385-room purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Leeds.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE / UK: Rasmala Investment Bank Limited, an alternative investment manager in the Middle East, has launched a five-year UK multifamily strategy to create a portfolio of residential properties in the UK exceeding US$2 billion in investment value.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: TrustedStays, an industry booking platform for professional short-term rentals, has launched on the Global Distribution System [GDS] with Canary Wharf Group’s build-to-rent Vertus developments among its first properties.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The team behind the specialist public relations and content agency, Abode PR, has announced a new name – Abode Worldwide – and revealed a complete rebranding to reflect its expanding global reach and growing client base across the lodging and hospitality technology sectors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: 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 minuteSingapore: Ascott has opened lyf Farrer Park Singapore, the sixth lyf coliving property in Asia and the third in Singapore.
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