The Market

The Government's latest stats have put last month's UK resi transaction tally at 98,540.

The High Court has handed down judgement on two interesting basement development cases in the Royal Borough.

One of the capital's finest period properties has sold for something approaching £28m.

Expectations for future house price rises are at the highest level they've been all year, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest sentiment survey. 23.

Berkeley Group's bosses quietly cashed in £25m-worth of shares just before the election, with Tony Pidgley taking home £18.75m. Shares were sold by the two Berkley bosses for £25 a-pop on 28th April;

The Palace Wharf scheme has planning for 22 apartments and five townhouses

The average property for sale on Zoopla is now reduced by 6.05% compared to its original asking price; that's the lowest discount figure since 2010.

The Mayor of London and New London Architecture are asking around for ideas on how to  tackle the ongoing demands of London's housing shortage.

There's a new name on the NW London scene. Former Goldschmidt & Howland Associate Director Lee Cash has just launched his own West Hampstead-based agency, Oakhill Residential.

Six weeks on from the election and the capital's supply and demand levels remain way off-kilter, according to these reports from buying agents on the prime front line...

"Many local markets actually have a stronger correlation with a region other than the one in which they are physically located," says Savills' Neal Hudson, as he re-draws the UK property market map.

The housing market is "as expected showing signs of a modest recovery" says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as the latest gross lending estimates show a fairly static picture through May.