LondonMetric Property

UK FTSE 250 long-income REIT. Acquired 9-asset Premier Inn hotel portfolio for £89m (955 bedrooms, South East locations) from Whitbread in January 2026. Active acquirer of long-income hotel and logistics real estate. Potential future buyer of additional Whitbread freehold disposal tranches.

FTSE 100 hospitality group and owner/operator of Premier Inn (UK's largest hotel brand). Planning £1.5bn freehold sell-off of ~20% of directly owned hotel freeholds to pivot to "capital lighter" majority leasehold model — first time since Premier Inn's 1987 founding. Currently owns ~50% freeholds; reducing to ~40%. LondonMetric has already acquired 9-asset Premier Inn portfolio for £89m (Jan 2026). Strategic validation of asset-light hotel operating model.

UK specialist alternative real estate advisor. Mandated by Whitbread to oversee Premier Inn sale-and-leaseback programme (£1.5bn target). First two deals (Bognor Regis Seafront, London Ilford) live May 2026.

Counterparty in 2024/2025 European hotel transactions (HVS).

London-based real estate investment company; seller of the Travelodge Birmingham Central Moor Street to Derwent Estates.