Asset types · Segment D
Hotels and serviced apartments
Who owns it
A company or family holding sitting on an asset that is not earning what it should, and reluctant to sell into a soft market.
Who takes it
Hospitality operators and aparthotel groups actively looking for assets to take on management agreements or leases.
Cycle and fee
Entirely direct and brokered. Rare, slow, and the kind of transaction that makes a year.
The decision
What the owner is actually weighing up
Selling crystallises a loss. Doing nothing costs money every month. An operator agreement is the third option, and it is the one least likely to be presented to them.
Our approach
What we do with it
- Understand why the asset is underperforming before taking it anywhere. Operators will ask, and a vague answer ends the conversation.
- Approach a small, named set of operators directly. No advertising finds these assets or these buyers.
- Be candid about timescale. These are rare, slow and transformational when they land.
The assessment
What we ask about this asset class
These are the questions that separate a serious enquiry from a curious one, and no consumer lettings form asks them.
- Current use class and any change-of-use history
- Keys, rooms or units, and current trading position
- Whether the owner will consider a lease, a management agreement or both
- Existing brand or franchise commitments
Find out what an operator would do with it
We respond within five minutes in working hours, same day otherwise, and we tell you when the answer is no.
Other asset types
Single units
One apartment or house, let or vacant, where the owner wants certainty rather than the best possible month. The smallest thing we take on, and not the only thing.
Portfolios and residential blocks
A handful of units across a few addresses, or an entire residential block under single ownership, C3. One counterparty instead of ten separate tenancies.
Student accommodation
Purpose-built student schemes and HMOs at scale, where the operator pool is small, knowable and highly specific about who runs it.