Three platforms, one way of working.

7 Hospitality is a hotel management company with 33 hotels under management across the UK, from independent country houses and castles to branded city hotels. Its head office is in Perth, Scotland. The team works on the owner’s side: feasibility, acquisition due diligence, refurbishment and day-to-day operation, led by senior people who have run both global brands and independent properties.

Capax is an investor in 7 Hospitality. It is also the operating partner for Earnest, which means the people who will run a building are involved before it is designed.

Earnest is a build-to-rent platform with a difference: apartments are designed so residents can short-let them when away, with the hosting managed for them, which helps offset the rent. Residents sign conventional tenancies and the buildings are professionally managed. A property company owns the buildings; an operating company led by Capax runs them.

Sites are secured in Glasgow and Newcastle, with a London site under review. Chalegrove is the development partner in London and The Scotsman Group in the regions; 7 Hospitality runs operations. Capax is an investor, leads the operating company and oversees delivery with its partners.