Exchanges down and fall-throughs up but plenty of new applicants and stock for Chestertons

There's nearly 50% more prime property stock knocking around central London this month compared to last November, according to Knight Frank's latest stats, as tax becomes the great unknown for buyers.

Total of 427 seven-figure resi sales recorded by the Land Registry in October, down from 552 in September

A significant reduction in transactions is to be expected in an election year, but there have only been nineteen house sales across the whole of Belgravia, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Kensington in…