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03 Jul 2020 Quick Guide to Debt obligation forbearance for 2020

Have your tenants paid their 2020 Q2 rent? Our expectation is that 95% of tenants paid Q1 rent, 50% paid Q2 rent and less than 70% will pay Q3 rent.

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26 May 2020 UK’s Top 30 hotel companies have debts 44% higher than during credit crunch

The UK’s top 30 hotel groups have debt levels 44% higher than they had during the credit crunch.

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20 May 2020 Hospitality on hold – tips for hotel owners

On the evening of Monday 23rd March, in an unprecedented move for the British government, Boris Johnson put the country into lockdown.

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15 May 2020 What about insurance, cancellations and directors’ liability?

Have you thought about whether you are still complying with the terms of your insurance policy?

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15 May 2020 What is the position in relation to employees?

You may have already chosen to furlough those employees whose services are not required during the period of forced closure.

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15 May 2020 Hotels: Is there anything else that you can do which might help your cash flow?

Do you have any corporate accounts? Are these corporate accounts in arrears?

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15 May 2020 If you have taken out a loan are you complying with the terms of your facility agreement and any related security or other finance documents?

Without an income stream you might be struggling to make your loan payments.

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15 May 2020 If you have a leasehold interest in your hotel (rather than a freehold interest), are you complying with the terms of your lease?

Perhaps your biggest concern is whether you can continue to pay your rent.

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15 May 2020 Hotels: Looking forward to the lifting of lockdown

You might also like to think ahead as to how you might best mitigate against the issues that you will face when you re-open.

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11 Nov 2019 Affluent overseas tourists are driving numbers of new luxury hotels

There are 210 new hotels currently in the development pipeline in London.

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