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Carter Jonas has just announced the strategic acquisition of independent estate agency Sullivan Thomas for an undisclosed sum.

Savills has retained its UK number one position in Estates Gazette’s annual Top Agents Survey, published at the weekend. The firm’s 13% increase in UK turnover from £352.

It had plenty of build-up, and Lot 60 in Savills' October auction didn't disappoint.

The number of £1m+ properties sold last month jumped by 61% compared to the number sold at the same time last year, from 845 (1.3% of the total transactions) in September 2012 to 1,362 (1.

89% of homeowners expect property prices to rise over next six months (from 80% in Q2), making this the most positive market for four years, according to the new Zoopla Sentiment Survey.

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;