Just ten London boroughs worth more than all the properties in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland

The top end led Scotland's housing market during the year to March, says Savills, with activity up by a hefty 33%.

£140m worth of apartments in a new scheme in Canary Wharf sold in the space of four hours over the weekend, with some buyers queuing for up to 36 hours to lay down their hard-earned cash.

The high-end arm of housebuilder Barratt has lifted the lid on a clutch of penthouses in Westminster, billed as "the most luxurious homes it has delivered to date".