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Short leases come with high risk for co-living players

Business model walks thin line between short leases for clients and longer-term rent payments to landlords

Published Sun, Nov 10, 2019 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    CO-LIVING'S short flexible leases - one of its main draws - could also be the biggest risk factor in its business model.

    Observers told The Business Times that co-living startups need to be wary of the volatility in its revenue streams because of a mismatch between longer-termed leases signed with landlords and shorter-termed rental agreements with tenants.

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