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LMM Serviced Apartments

The pressure of finding an ideal home, with often limited deadlines can prove a real challenge for relocation professionals.  Particularly if the client is temporarily holed up in a hotel and eager to settle with their family. With this in mind many relocation professionals have turned to serviced apartments to provide their clients with some much needed breathing space.  

For years serviced apartments have been the comfortable yet flexible alternative to hotels for executives working away from home, but that trend is changing. With the number of people relocating for work increasing, more and more relocations professionals are now turning to these apartments to provide clients with a launch pad on which to start their new life; as Giles Horwitch-Smith, CEO of LMM Serviced Apartments explains;  

“When assisting someone with relocation it’s imperative you find the right area for them to settle in and this is often difficult when the client is not familiar with a town or city. The pressure of making the right decision about location is often coupled with a ticking clock that counts down to a move date and this compounded stress often leads to many relocations failing.  

“Over the past couple of years we’ve seen an increasing number of relocation professionals recommending an initial stay at our serviced apartments so that clients and their families can suss out where they would like to live. Serviced apartments really do take the pressure off, giving clients the valuable commodity of time to make the right long-term decisions.”  

Unlike hotels, serviced apartments work like a home and therefore have all the associated lifestyle benefits. There’s room for the kids to play or do their home work, there’s plenty of space to entertain and have friends over for dinner or if you feel like chilling out after a hard day at work you can sit back, relax and enjoy a dvd with a take-away pizza. Simply, you can live your way!     

As one of Birmingham’s leading serviced apartment providers LMM has accommodation in two locations at the heart of the city centre. Carefully chosen for their fantastic locations, both the contemporary Shaftesbury House and the art-deco inspired Burne Jones House are located close to an extensive list of amenities. More importantly they both serve as a handy central base to explore the surrounding region. Visit www.lmm.co.uk/serviced_apartments for more information. 

With global surveys suggesting that a staggering 87% of failed relocations are as a result of partners or family not settling into their new surroundings it really makes sense to offer clients an alternative to hotels as a relocation stop-gap as a pressurised wrong decision could cost them dearly! 

LMM’s fully furnished apartments are available to let from one day to an unlimited term and start from around £45 per night. To find out more simply visit www.lmm.co.uk/serviced_apartments or call 0845 402 5000