Signature Living
Explore reporting on Signature Living, the Liverpool-based hotel and property group known for converting historic UK buildings into themed hotels and large-group accommodations. Our coverage examines the company’s expansion, financial challenges—including its 2020 administration with debts exceeding £113 million—and ongoing investigations by the Serious Fraud Office into alleged investor fraud. We provide insights into Signature Living’s business model, operational strategies, and the broader implications for hotel owners, general managers, and investors navigating similar ventures in the UK hospitality sector
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberProperty
Dixie Dean hotel put up for sale by administrators
The Dixie Dean hotel in Liverpool has been put up for sale by its administrators Kroll. The boutique themed hotel was completed in 2021 but is now for sale after its parent company Signature Eden Ltd went into administration in August. CBRE is marketing the property named after former Everton…
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Jan- 2021 -12 JanuaryProperty
Signature Living expands into residential market
Hotel developer Signature Living has expanded into the residential market, following the completion of transforming a former college campus in Liverpool into a luxury apartment block. Founded and owned by hotelier Lawrence Kenwright, Liverpool-based Signature Living is best known for city centre hotels and venues, but purchased the Bankfield Centre…
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Dec- 2020 -22 DecemberHotel Brands
Signature Living opens second hotel in a fortnight
Signature Living announced it has opened its second hotel within the space of a fortnight. The Dixie Dean hotel, based in Liverpool city centre, is now fully operational following delays to its opening resulting from Brexit and Covid-19. The hotel, which is in a Grade II listed former Jerome and…
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11 DecemberHotels
Signature Living opens Rainhill Hall after extensive refurb
Signature Living has announced it is set to open a new hotel this week, marking the first of two sites it has pledged to open before the end of the year. Rainhill Hall is a Grade II listed country house located near St Helens, and is set within an 18-acre…
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Nov- 2020 -27 NovemberCoronavirus
Stay resilient, innovate and dance again
Many in our industry this year have lost dearly. More will be lost, I believe, before this thing is done. While all economic sectors have been hit, the impact of coronavirus on hospitality, leisure and travel has been massive. Revenues, reserves, reservations and, of course sadly, jobs are going or…
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Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberHotels
Cardiff’s Coal Exchange reopens under new ownership
The Coal Exchange Hotel in Cardiff Bay has reopened today (16th October) under new management. The hotel closed on the 26 March before the owners, Signature Living, entered administration. The property has since been acquired by Eden Grove Properties, saving a number of jobs in the process. Some 80 bedrooms…
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Aug- 2020 -10 AugustHotels
Administrators of Signature Living’s Exchange Hotel resign
Kelly Burton and Lisa Hogg of Wilson Field have resigned from their position as joint administrators of the Signature Living’s Exchange hotel. The former joint administrators resigned from their position due to funding for the holdings costs of the Cardiff hotel being withdrawn. This meant that Burton and Hogg would…
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Jul- 2020 -24 JulyHotels
30 James Street hotel to reopen following administration
The general manager of a Liverpool hotel which fell into administration during lockdown has returned from furlough to ready it for a “new lease of life” under its new management. Vicki Hanlon, the GM at 30 James Street in Liverpool city centre, said she is “working round the clock” with…
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Jun- 2020 -24 JuneHotels
Legacy Hotels takes over Liverpool site
Legacy Hotels is set to reopen and operate Signature Living’s 30 James Street hotel in Liverpool. The group said the move was in part an effort to “preserve as many of existing jobs as possible” despite the current economic situation. The grade II*-listed venue was previously owned and operated by…
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Apr- 2020 -28 AprilHotels
George Best Hotel appoints administrators
Matthew Ingram and Michael Lennon of Duff and Phelps have been appointed as joint administrators to Bedford Hotel Limited, opening as the George Best Hotel. Part of the wider Signature Living Group, the George Best Hotel is set to comprise of 83 fully furnished luxury rooms all themed around one…
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