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BBC Television Centre redeveloper Stanhope has reported a strong start to sales at the massive £1bn scheme, a good six months before the official launch.

Property portal Rightmove has partnered up with Time Out to target London home-hunters.

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.

One of the trickiest of districts to get one's head around, the 200 or so acres of streets, squares and high streets that form Marylebone are actually five distinct micro-markets, each with their own…

Knight Frank City and East has bolstered its resi development department with the addition of Peter Robinson as Associate.

New stats have revealed some pretty chunky - and widespread - price cuts going on at the top of the market.

"30% of all tenants seeking a London flat to let are dog owners," claims lettings specialist EJ Harris, and there aren't enough pet-friendly residences to go around.

"Councils must produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or the government will ensure those plans are produced for them."

2013's temporary measure allowing unused office space to be converted to residential use has been made a permanent fixture.

Carter Jonas has recruited a new Head of Research from Knight Frank. Darren Yates was formerly a partner at Knight Frank, where he worked as head of global capital markets research.

One of the biggest names in super-prime development has taken the covers off its latest project, a boutique new-build in the middle of Knightsbridge Village.

Investor and developer Merchant Land has started on site at OneTwentyFour, a new boutique resi scheme on Seymour Place in Marylebone.