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By Guy Taylor The owners of Travelodge are in talks to buy up millions of pounds worth of hotels from their landlords, fuelling speculation the business could be sold. US-based Goldentree Asset Management is looking to purchase £40m of hotels, The Sunday Times reported. It follows the £210m purchase of 66 hotels in a number of City locations from landlord LXi Reit earlier in the year. Travelodge leases hotels from third party landlords. The move to purchase more freeholds from its landlords will fuel City speculation that Golden Tree, which took over Travelodge in 2012, will sell the business….

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