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Buckinghamshire law firm BP Collins LLP has boosted its burgeoning property team with the appointment of four new associates.

"The usual October trend" has seen asking prices jump by 2.6% this month, according to Rightmove.

The world's wealthy are getting more footloose and fancy free, says Barclays Wealth, moving homes and investments around the globe like never before.

A league table of local estate agents' performance has been launched to 'help property owners make an informed decision' and drive business for local independents with skinny marketing budgets.

There's value in prime central London's £2m-£4m bracket if you take a longer term view, says D&G Asset Management.

Cluttons is bringing its formerly-franchised Cluttons Resorts brand back into the mothership, and will now market international property directly under the Cluttons main brand.

Fine & Country has lifted the lid on its new consumer website, bringing the estate agency up-to-date with a clean image-led site that puts property search at the top of the bill. Fineandcountry.

Knight Frank has made a strong play on the research front, by creating the new role of Chief Economist to 'place the company at the forefront of debate on the future of global property'. James Roberts

The champagne corks are popping beyond the protest lines at Olympia as the winners of the inaugural MIPIM UK and Estates Gazette Awards are revealed.

Mount Anvil and FABRICA by A2Dominium are launching their first joint venture today;

Capco has made its first foray into the luxury rental market in Covent Garden, with a new scheme on Southampton Street.

London's housing landscape is "not going to be back to normal until the end of the decade," argued a top housing professor yesterday.