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Humberts has hired seasoned pro Jeremy Campbell-Harris as its new Head of London Country Houses.

Lodha, one of the world's biggest developers, has rolled out what's thought to be the first Initial Public Offering-style pre-launch for a residential scheme.

The National Association of Estate Agents has reported a total of 383 house hunters per member branch in May, the highest number since September 2014 (406).

Developer Miller Homes has a new National Sales and Marketing Director.

Believed to be one of the earliest examples of a semi-detached house designed to look like a single house, this important Georgian affair has just come up for sale in south east London.

Resi titan Grainger has appointed RBS’s current Global Head of Real Estate Management as its new CEO.

A £120k instruction has been causing a bit of a stir this morning, mainly because it's on one of the best roads in all of Knightsbridge. Swanky: Lennox Gardens

Edinburgh's market is "still absorbing" the move to LBTT, notes Knight Frank, as prime property prices in the Scottish city nudged up by 0.4% in Q2. Annual growth has now slowed to +3.4% from +5.

Demand for property in prime central London has fallen by 3% since May, claims online estate agency eMoov, with over 60% of boroughs seeing drops of up to 37%.

CBRE Global Investors is apparently selling off an impressive chunk of Soho with full plans for residential development, with an asking price of £35m.

The entire contents of the 45-bedroom 2-8a Rutland Gate - which has been on the market since 2012 with a rumoured asking prices of £300m - are to be auctioned off online in "an unprecedented opportunity."

"Investors in prime central London have reason to be positive this year," says London Central Portfolio, bucking today's trend for gloom-mongery.