What happens when property developers and street food traders strike up a friendship? Street Feast takes advantage of unloved or awkward – and therefore cheap – plots of land for its pop-up markets. ‘We get great deals on rent,’ says Jonathan Downey, London Union CEO. ‘Because we can set up quickly and cheaply in ‘meanwhile’ space, that would otherwise be …
Vrumi lets people hire out their homes from 9 to 5
‘Airbnb for office space’ is the easiest way to describe Vrumi, a daytime-only property rental platform. Unexpectedly, the startup has found itself a hit with corporate middle managers. Riffing on the success of Airbnb, Vrumi has added its own twist to the model: renting homes left empty while owners are at work. By adapting a now-well-known concept – short-term lets – Vrumi …