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"The Summer has largely disappointed" the rural market, says Smiths Gore, although transaction levels "are at their most encouraging level for years."

Countrywide has decided to sell its exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty licence, just four years into the 25 year term.

A looming General Election and expectations of an interest rate rise have eclipsed the global economic meltdown as the primary factors affecting the top end of London's property market, says Knight Frank…

It's not a flat market in prime central London, notes W.A.Ellis, as flat transactions fall by 11% year-on-year while house deals rocket by 20%.

A villa on the Costa del Sol is being offered for sale with a free Lamborghini Diablo thrown in to sweeten the deal.

Buyer demand has "flatlined" says the RICS in its July Market Survey. But it's not quite clear whether this a genuine turning point for the market, or just a pause for breath.

It's all good, says Zoopla's first Interim Management Statement since its float. ZPG has seen "strong growth across all areas of the business", with record traffic levels averaging out at 45.

Singapore-based UOL Group has bought the Heron Plaza site on Bishopsgate from Gerald Ronson's Heron International for £97m, with plans for luxury residential apartments, a hotel and retail units.

New Oaktree Capital Management-backed property developer Anthology has completed its senior team by hiring former Mount Anvil man David Clark.

With May 2015 already looming large, one agency has been looking into how the country's house prices have historically fared under Labour and Tory reign.

Hamptons International has decided to launch a dedicated Short Lets Department in response to a 'significant rise in demand'.