Location: East of England

After nearly six years in the doldrums, there are strong indications that the UK's regional markets are on the road to recovery.

The West End, traditionally home to Topshop, traders and tourists rather than real people, is swiftly turning into a residential neighbourhood according to the latest from Mayfair specialist Wetherell.

One property in particular illustrates how the West End is being transformed back into a super-prime residential address, according to Wetherell's new West End Residential Developments Report.

Every one of the top 20 most expensive streets is in London

Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has made a pretty impassioned plea to a tough crowd, begging the Campaign to Protect Rural England to give him - and some of his policies on housing - a break.

Strutt & Parker has declared its newest office, smack bang in the middle of Oxford, officially open for business. 

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been drumming up support for its Green Deal scheme today, by claiming that making energy saving improvements to a property could increase its value…

Property tycoon Marcus Cooper is planning to turn seven Regent's Park houses into one of the world's most expensive residences.

Japanese Knotwood has invaded Hampstead's celebrity enclave, threatening the values (and structures) of homes belonging to the likes of Tom Conti, Esther Rantzen and Thierry Henry.

As the market becomes more polarised, so the debate on second homes becomes more intense. But is government intervention justified, asks Savills' Sophie Chick

Savills' Head of UK Residential Research Lucian Cook grasps the political hot potato, assessing the potential impact of a mansion tax on the prime housing markets of the UK.

Bidwells has appointed Toby Lambert as Head of Residential Development for Essex and Hertfordshire.