Buyer confidence is picking up in central London, reports Winkworth, despite falling transaction numbers

Chestertons joins Knight Frank, D&G and others in flagging up a noticeable increase in new applicants and viewings

London Central Portfolio launches a new property index; reports that England & Wales has just seen the biggest quarterly fall in property prices since the global financial crisis

Agency reports 28% increase in new applicants registering in Q3 compared with the same period last year, although numbers were down marginally on Q2, and remain well below 2013 levels