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The prime country house market has posted its strongest rate of annual growth for four years, says Knight Frank, although the £5m+ segment dropped by 2.3% between April and June.

Christian and Nick Candy started Candy & Candy when they were 26 and 27; Finchatton's Andrew Dunn and Alex Michelin did their first deal when they were 25 and 26.

Private equity and real estate funds managed by US investment giant Ares Management have agreed to buy the majority stake in resi developer and housebuilder London Square.

As Humberts sells off its lettings and property management arms, its ex-half Chestertons has been put up for sale - if the price is right.

Peter Wetherell, of the eponymous Mayfair estate agency, has added a rather large feather to his cap this week.

Property values in Edinburgh are now 5.7% higher than they were a year ago, after posting four quarterly rises on the trot.

The gap between prime regional and prime London house prices may have just peaked, according to Savills.

As Keltbray forges ahead with enabling works at Qatari Diar's Chelsea Barracks site, the developers are holding yet another exhibition to keep the locals informed and, it hopes, on side.

Despite all the headlines and bluster, only 7% of Greater London's properties for sale went overseas in 2013-14, according to Savills' new World in London report.

Marsh & Parsons has recruited Simon Maine-Tucker as Acquisitions Director to its Residential Development & Investment department, and has also hired Rebecca Derbyshire to the New Homes team.

One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.

Hamptons International has acquired Humberts' entire country lettings & property management business.