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Another week, another new acquisition by Carter Jonas, this time in the shape of two Cambridge-based property firms.

Rising seas could obliterate 7,000 properties around Britain over the next hundred years, according to some sobering new research by the Environment Agency.

One of the most infamous properties in London just got more so, after reportedly being snapped up by a wealthy smut peddler.

From rumours to record-breakers, 2014 had it all. Here's our digest of the trophy homes, transactions, tip-offs and thumbs up that made the news this year.

A survey of 2014's key business moves, company acquisitions, launches, partnerships and appointments in the high-value homes industry. Top Three Business Stories of the Year Chesterton Humberts

Penthouse, Cambridge House, One Tower Bridge £15m

Belgravia's Grosvenor Crescent has been named The Most Expensive Street in England & Wales by Lloyds Bank, with an average house price of £16,918,000. Grosvenor Crescent

Minister of State for Housing and Planning Brandon Lewis has been busy updating Parliament on the coalition government's attempts at freeing up the planning system.

Just a few weeks after strengthening its estate agency business by snapping up Barnes-based Boileaus, Carter Jonas has seriously bolstered its planning offering in the capital with the acquisition of…

Property industry insiders weigh-in on George Osborne's overhaul of the property tax regime...

Ground rent investment specialists Regis Group has recruited an investment director and a senior management accountant. Both roles have been newly created and are effective immediately.

Strutt & Parker has had a rather good year, posting a 22% increase in revenues and a 60% jump in pre-tax operating profits. In the year to 30th April 2014, the firm brought in £102.