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City Relay to add second London Reception Space

15th May 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments City Relay, London, Maxime Leufroy-Murat, Reception Space

London: Short-term rental firm City Relay has announced it is planning to increase its London presence by opening its second

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Spotahome appoints Azcarraga as its latest CTO

27th March 2019 Paul Stevens 1 Comment Angel Azcarraga, London, Spotahome

London: Spotahome has announced the appointment of Amazon’s Angel Azcarraga as its chief technology officer. Azcarraga, who led and scaled

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Spotahome set to move headquarters from Madrid to London

19th March 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Alejandro Artacho, London, Madrid, Spotahome

UK: Spanish startup Spotahome has said it plans to open its headquarters in London in the next few months and

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London and Edinburgh among top UK staycation destinations

28th February 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Edinburgh, HomeAway, London, St Ives, staycation

UK: HomeAway data shows that London, Edinburgh and St Ives were British holidaymakers’ favourite domestic staycation destinations in 2018. However,

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Lavanda platform to counter subletting breaches

22nd January 201922nd January 2019 Paul Stevens 1 Comment Aberdeen Standard Investments, Airbnb, Guy Westlake, JLL, Lavanda, Lavanda Residential, Leicester, London, Platform

Britain: Start-up Lavanda is to launch Europe’s first short-term rental platform for private rental sector tenants to solve tenancy breaches

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Spotahome and Hostmaker unite to help London landlords offer longer-term rentals

9th January 2019 Paul Stevens 4 Comments Airbnb, David Grey, Hostmaker, London, short term rentals, Spotahome

UK: Hybrid letting agent Spotahome and Airbnb management service Hostmaker have reportedly agreed a deal to help London landlords bypass

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Airbnb hosts in London earned £23 million over festive period

2nd January 2019 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Airbnb, Christmas, Hadi Moussa, London, New Year, Visit Britain

London: Airbnb has announced Londoners earned £23 million renting out rooms through the home-sharing platform over the festive period. It

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Investment News 

UnderTheDoormat raises close to £1 million for London homestay expansion project

4th December 20184th December 2018 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Derek Gammage, funding, London, luxury lets, Merilee Karr, STAA, UnderTheDoormat

London: Premium short-term rental platform UnderTheDoormat has announced it has successfully raised close to £1 million to focus on London

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Guest and property management News 

Protest held outside London Airbnb office over West Bank property de-listings

29th November 2018 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Airbnb, Judea, London, Samaria, West Bank

London: A demonstration has been held outside the London office of Airbnb, in protest at its decision to remove listed

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Veeve, Europe’s largest vacation rental management agency, launches in LA

19th November 2018 Paul Stevens 0 Comments Europe, London, Los Angeles, Paris, vacation rentals, Veeve

Los Angeles: Veeve, the largest vacation rental management agency in Europe, has launched in Los Angeles, seven years after its

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