Savills names UK most liquid European hotel market
Why this matters
Hospitality has separated by chain scale and demand segment, with luxury and resort outperforming and select-service holding pricing power on a leaner cost base. New construction starts remain at multi-decade lows, which has supported in-place RevPAR and made conversions of soft-branded flags an increasingly active part of transaction velocity. For sponsors with operational expertise, the sector continues to offer one of the more compelling income-plus-appreciation profiles available across CRE.
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On the RET wire
- Disclosed hospitality deal value tracked in September 2026: $375.2M across 6 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
- 16 stories mentioning Savills on the wire in the past 90 days. Savills coverage →
Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage
UK hotel transactions reached £2.1bn in H1 2026, a £500m year-on-year increase, with London alone accounting for £1.4bn and attracting buyers from Spain, Italy, Israel, Singapore, and domestic sources.
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