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The total value of assets held by the Crown Estate rocketed by 16.1% to hit £11.5 billion in the year to March 2014, with annual profits up 6.7% to £285m.

The Cadogan Estate has launched free 24-hour luxury lifestyle concierge service for all its tenants and occupiers.

Developer Landmark Estates has bagged a 20-acre site in Wiltshire with designs on a £7m resi scheme.

Gross bridging lending has shot up by over a third in a year, according to the latest stats from West One. Annual bridging lending now exceeds £2.7bn, while the volume of loans is also up by 13%.

Estate agency Jackson-Stops & Staff has been reporting a surge in demand - specifically from buyers in the new-build and off-plan arena - over the last six weeks.

The government's plans to extend Right to Buy could create a £1.

Weston Homes and Development Securities-owned Cathedral Group are transforming an historic 1.2 acre factory site in Greenwich, into a new £120m, 272 unit residential address.

Ultra-rich types are buying up luxury homes around the world "to further diversify their holdings," according to a new report by Wealth-X and the Sotheby’s International Realty, which also flags up…

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

Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy and ARV Investments have paid over £15m to buy up the half acre "London Octopus" site near the Chiswick Roundabout in Hounslow, with ideas to create a residential-led development.

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.