Rental professionals react to UK’s departure from European Union
UK: Experts within the professional short-term rental industry have been reacting to the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020, following more than three years of uncertainty after the in/out referendum was held back in 2016. The matter has proved to be a divisive one across the UK and tensions still […]
Lavanda’s Guy Westlake on launching “industry first” Professional Host Alliance
UK: Lavanda founder and chairman of the Professional Host Alliance, Guy Westlake, announces the launch of the “industry first” alliance for the hospitality industry and discusses how it will bring the alternative accommodations sector together.
Lavanda launches ‘industry-first’ Professional Host Alliance
UK: Lavanda, a London-based short-term rental platform for professional landlords and property managers, has announced the launch of its Professional Host Alliance. The company claims the alliance is an industry-first initiative with the mission to accelerate the professionalisation of a sustainable, global short-term rental sector and build trust in the home-sharing economy. The Professional Host […]
Lavanda outlines Series A round funding plans and industry convergence insights
UK: Lavanda founder Guy Westlake and CEO Fred Lerche-Lerchenborg speak to ShortTermRentalz about their plans to use their funding from a $5m Series A round and their opinions on the convergence between the travel, hospitality and real estate industries. For more information, visit the Lavanda website here.
Lavanda secures $5m Series A round with Henley Ventures
UK: Tech platform Lavanda, which enables institutional real estate portfolios to profit legitimately from home-sharing, has secured a $5 million Series A round led by Henley Ventures. Henley Ventures is the venture arm of global private equity real estate investor Henley Investments. The investment will see Henley CIO and MD Europe, Justin Meissel, join Lavanda’s […]
Lavanda platform to counter subletting breaches
Britain: Start-up Lavanda is to launch Europe’s first short-term rental platform for private rental sector tenants to solve tenancy breaches from subletting. Lavanda Residential, a service set up by the London-based property management company, is the result of a strategic partnership agreed with industry experts JLL and global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments. Both tenants […]
Guy Westlake: unlocking value in society with short-term rentals
STRz talks to Guy Westlake, the CEO of Lavanda, about the potential of short-term rentals to unlock value in society and shape the future of urban living. • What is your background? “Prior to starting Lavanda, I was head of marketing at Shutl (acquired by eBay in 2013) and the company’s first employee. Shutl is […]