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A resi investment fund is about to launch on the Alternative Investment Market with plans to build up a central London property portfolio worth £500m.

"There is evidence to suggest that some tenants are renting before making a decision about purchasing property ahead of the election," says Knight Frank, as prime rents in the Home Counties rose by 3.

The New Oxford Street Estate, a cluster of seven freehold buildings fronting London's New Oxford Street, Museum Street and West Central Street, has been snapped up for £15.75m.

The forthcoming UK general election matters "not a jot" to Hong Kong buyers of London resi, according to industry titan Mark Collins.

Canny online outfit emoov has repurposed the route of this weekend's London Marathon to create a pretty interesting tour of the capital's property market.

There's "resilience in the face of upcoming election uncertainty" amongst homeowners, notes Markit's senior economist.

Law firm King & Wood Mallesons has hired a raft of new partners as it continues to develop its high-end real estate capability in London.

RBKC has made a borough-wide article direction to remove permitted development rights in relation to basements.

A seven-acre development site in Dublin's swankiest district has just been brought to market.

A former Head of Resi Sales at Savills has called for multiple home ownership to be made much less attractive, laying significant blame for the current housing crisis at the feet of buy-to-let investors.

Construction firm Kier Group has been given the preferred bidder nod by The Greenland Group to deliver the £170m first phase of The Ram Quarter, its flagship regeneration scheme in Wandsworth.