Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: CAP Worldwide Serviced Apartments has appointed Laura Rurode to the its global senior leadership team.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted to Birmingham City Council for the development of a 198-bed aparthotel on the site of the former Lee Longlands car park.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDubai / UAE: Mixed-use and lifestyle operator, Kerten Hospitality, has announced the strategic appointment of Wafik Youssef as its chief operating offier [COO].

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / Dubai: Next-generation hospitality company Sonder is expanding its presence in the Middle East by adding two additional buildings to its growing portfolio in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Opening in spring 2022, The Other House will debut in South Kensington, London, with 200 “club flats” designed by Bergman Design House.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Located in Manchester’s Embankment West, CitySuites Two is set to launch this October offering 142 apartments.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Rob Cahn has joined Lamington Group in a newly created role, head of group operations, effective immediately.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The UK Retirement Living Fund [ReLF], managed by Schroders Capital and advised by Octopus Real Estate, has teamed up in a joint venture with Elysian Residences to buy a £55 million site allocated for a new purpose-built retirement village in Royal Tunbridge Wells .

Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: The Diplomatico Hotel in Rua Castilho has been acquired by Catalyst Capital which Staycity will operate under its Wilde Aparthotels brand.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: SoftBank-backed hospitality chain OYO is rumoured to be edging towards an initial public offering [IPO] after hiring JP Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Capital and Citi for an initial $1.2 billion share sale.