The Market

London-based estate agency Marsh & Parsons has been spilling the beans on some of the more outlandish requests fielded by the firm's sales and lettings offices across the capital.

Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England in 2014, rising by 28.4%. 87% of English countries saw rents rise; 13% saw drops.

Unless we're talking 'best-in-class' stock, the next six months looks set for a period of adjustment with little or no increase in prices, says Matthew Kaye... Has the prime central London market peaked?

The golden postcodes of Mayfair, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington have "stepped up a gear" in terms of super-prime supply and activity in recent years, says Knight Frank, with groundbreakers…

According to new findings by the Credit Suisse Research Institute, there are 123,800 ultra-high net worth individuals on the planet, defined as those with a net worth of over USD 50m.

It's "a dull market in the capital" says London estate agency Douglas & Gordon, as the number of properties available to buy slumps yet further.

A glorious Grade II* manor house in Cheshire has been listed for auction with a guide price of £350k.

There is "little scope for significant value uplift next year" at the top of London's market, says Savills, as it casts an eye over what the coming five years may hold for property prices.

In all his years as a buying agent, this is the first time Prime Purchase's Frank Speir has seen the market hit a complete standstill; something has got to give, he says...

The real estate arm of concierge kings Quintessentially has launched an outpost in Hong Kong. Penny Mosgrove, MD of Quintessentially Estates

The number of cash sales across England and Wales hit 420,000 in the year to March, accounting for two-fifths of recorded transactions and adding up to a whopping total of £110bn.

When properties come up on London's Carlton House Terrace, it's generally seen as a pretty big deal.