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The average price of a prime country house in the UK climbed by 1.4% in the final quarter of 2013, according to Knight Frank, taking the annual rise to 3.1%.

You didn't happen to show a Kazakh millionaire called "Oleg Duchenko" around any properties in 2013 did you? Chauffeured Bentley, dark glasses, heavy Eastern European accent? No? Phew...

The majority of prime resi's pundits are looking forward to this year - 2014 - with a sense of hope and vigour.

Effectively managing referrals to and from your business is the best way to guarantee great leads.

There won't be time to lose (badly) at Monopoly again this Christmas: it's all about househunting on shiny new gadgets, apparently.

2013 was "astonishing", says Douglas & Gordon's Chairman Michael Hodgson: sales values overshot forecasts by quite the margin, rising by 17% over the year, with transactions hitting their highest tally…

"A surge in applications prior to the deadline" has tipped Agents' Mutual over the 2,000 mark for Gold member offices; that's double the initial target of 1,000.

The Listed Property Owners' Club has unveiled its schedule of talks at The Listed Property Show, which happens on the 15th and 16th February at Olympia London. Saturday 15th February 10:30 - LED Lighting

Savills' Prime London Index posted a +2.9% rise in Q4, taking annual price growth to 11.

There was an estimated £17 billion of gross mortgage lending in November, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This was 4% lower than October's figure of £17.

The powers that be at the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham have approved Stanhope's combined full and outline planning application to transform BBC Television Centre in White City.

Scottish estates worth a combined total of £54m changed hands in 2013, according to the latest stats from Savills.