Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia: Developer Paragon Globe Berhad has signed development rights for its first serviced apartment project in Johor Bahru, in the Tropicana Danga Bay master plan.

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Plans have been approved by Westmorland and Furness Council for Leo Sawrij Limited to convert four former student housing buildings at Newton Rigg College into a hotel and serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: TS R1, set up by developer Town Square Group, has applied to Newcastle City Council for permission to convert the upper floors of the TJ Hughes store into serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Saudi Arabia: Luxury serviced apartment property Fairmont Ramla Serviced Residences has been awarded Green Globe certification, achieving a compliance score of 98 per cent.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Quest Apartment Hotels, a member of The Ascott Limited, has started construction on its Southport property, located on the Gold Coast of southeast Queensland. 

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Robertson Properties Ltd has been granted consent from North East Lincolnshire Council to transform two derelict residential homes in Cleethorpes into aparthotels.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Thailand: Hotel and property developer Dusit International has signed an agreement with real estate company King Square Development Co., Ltd to manage the Dusit Suites Kingsquare and KingsQuare Residence in Bangkok.

Reading Time: < 1 minute New Zealand: Serviced apartment brand Quest has opened its fourth property in Christchurch, located on Kilmore Street opposite the city’s Town Hall.

Reading Time: < 1 minute France: Lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke is set to open its seventeenth property, Le Jardin de Verre, in Paris this winter.