The latest analysis by Rangewell, a specialist hospitality financing intermediary with expertise in regional hotel sector funding, has revealed that while the UK hotel sector faces another revenue dip in 2025, regional independent operators with deep local market knowledge are bucking the trend and significantly outperforming the broader market statistics. Despite the overall UK hotel […]
New figures today have revealed that eight pubs a week ceased trading across the UK during the first half of the year, as the industry grapples with escalating tax and labour costs. This decline has seen the total number of pubs in England and Wales including those vacant or available to let, fall to 38,780! The closures come […]
Demand for hotels increased in June with people still wanting to travel this summer, but this was not enough to offset increasing staff costs as profits fall, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy of UK hotels rose from 82.7% […]
Today’s ONS labour market figures show payrolled employees in the accommodation and food services industry continued its downward trend, falling from 2,111,898 in April 2025 to 2,100,827 in May 2025, and down 4.6% from 2,201,193 in May 2024. Vacancies in the sector also continued declining, down from 82,000 in the three months to April 2025 to 79,000 […]
Research from international real estate advisor Savills indicates that the UK hotel investment market had a slower start to 2025, with transaction volumes reaching approximately £1.59bn in the first half. These muted levels were expected following an exceptionally high volume of portfolio transactions in early 2024, however market activity remains encouraging, with signs pointing to […]
Hoteliers were hit with a double whammy in April, as they faced a rise in employment costs, along with price pressures on room rates, leading to a decline in profits, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows UK hotel payroll (as […]
UK hotels strive to make up lost ground in March, as the gap in occupancy and room rates year-on-year narrows, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy of UK hotels remained relatively flat in March year-on-year (73.8% compared to 73.5%), […]
365 Finance, an award-winning SME funder, has reported that the UK hospitality sector accounted for £43.7m of funding in 2024*, representing a 16.9% increase compared to 2023. For the first three months of 2025 this upward trend has continued, with hospitality businesses during 2024 and this year to-date being among the most frequent applicants for […]
Hotel occupancy holds up year-on-year in February, but room rates take a hit as UK hotels have to work harder for less, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows occupancy of UK hotels was up slightly from 70.8% to 71.5% in […]
The latest company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies fell 7% from 3,747 in the 12 months to January 2024 to 3,474 in the 12 months to January 2025. However, insolvencies in the sector increased 21% month-on-month, from 225 in December 2024 to 273 in January 2025, and were up 3% when compared to […]
