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So Olympia isn't quite as glam as Cannes. And the cycle ride there won't come with quite the same sense of achievement.

Harcourt Investments - an SPV by Sunley Group - has bought Harcourt House on Cavendish Square for something close to £75m, with a plan to turn the ornate Edwardian mansion block back into resi.

It's all kicking off on The Bishops Avenue. Investment group LJ Capital has bought up ten properties on the exclusive road in North London - dubbed "Billionaires' Row" - in an off-market, 48-hour mega-deal.

St James, part of the Berkeley Group, has just bought a massive former convent in West London, which it plans to redevelop into a resi-led scheme next year.

Property recruitment consultancy Deverell Smith has expanded its team with two more appointments, as the firm reports the highest levels of activity in over five years.

The Green Party's Darren Johnston has lashed out at luxury developers who give affordable units separate entrances to more high-priced apartments, singling out Lend Lease's 284-unit One The Elephant -…

Plans for mobile phone mogul John Caudwell's new Mayfair mansion have just gone public;

London's north-south is alive and well - but not in the traditional way, according to new research by Garrington.

First Property Group plc has launched a new project to invest in office buildings with a view to converting them to resi use.

Grosvenor has bought a 12-acre swathe of Bermondsey and Southwark in South London, on which it plans to build 800 new homes and a business hub.

Harrods Estates is making something of a splash at the moment, what with a new office on the Fulham Road and today's announcement that a "luxury brand specialist" will be joining the team to help with…

Knight Frank has promoted 52 of its staff to Partner level, and another 68 to Associates. New positions come into force on 1st November 2013.