Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: SACO The Serviced Apartment Company has acquired a property in Buckle Street, London E1, for conversion to a 78-unit aparthotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: JLL has hired Max Thorne to develop its serviced apartment offering as investment appetite for the sector grows across Europe.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Queen’s Tower, a luxury apartment project in Brisbane’s CBD, will include 100 serviced apartments.

Reading Time: 2 minutesOman: The Ascott has opened Somerset Panorama Muscat, the first Somerset-branded property in Oman.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Nomad Temporary Housing was awarded the 2015 Global Partner of the Year at the recent Global Mobility Solutions Supplier Forum in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Apartment Service has started research for the 6th edition of the Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report (GSAIR), due to be published in July 2016.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Serviced apartment provider Apple Apartments has partnered with Cancun Cards, a corporate holiday incentives group based in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Dubai Tourism has introduced new rules to regulate the emirate’s growing short-term rental sector.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Azizi Developments has launched the Royal Bay Residence project on the Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: On March 1st Staycity will open a further 125 apartments at its London Heathrow site.