Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Staycity is to add 125 apartments to its London Heathrow property in 2016 and open five further sites, adding 843 new units during the year.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: A survey from the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) and Savills predicts the UK serviced apartment sector will double in size over the next two years.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Roomzzz Aparthotels has submitted plans for a £3 million six-storey property in Newcastle city centre.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Homelike, an online booking platform for serviced apartments has grown its inventory to more than 5,000 units across 11 cities.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: TV presenter and BBC weather girl Georgina Burnett will present the inaugural Serviced Apartment Awards.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Berkshire Rooms has appointed Angela MacKay as operations director and Harry Tomi Davies as commercial director.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Staycity’s second Birmingham serviced apartment building will open in the city’s Jewellery Quarter on January 18.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Oakwood Asia Pacific has appointed Paul Stocker as vice president sales and marketing in its corporate office.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: The third annual So! Apart conference took place in Berlin last week, with the event’s awards ceremony taking place on Thursday evening.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Q&A Residential Hotel, the first short-stay aparthotel property from Furnished Quarters opens on November 25th.