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JURYS INNS is in talks to add two new budget hotels in central London to its chain and has decided to build a 150-bed extension to its Islington property in the city.

But the chain, which was acquired by Quinlan Private for €1.166 million in 2007, has shelved plans to expand into central and eastern Europe until there is an economic recovery in the region.