Location: East of England

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.

The UK's Eastern Region looks to be in bullish form after a marked increase in planning applications, new developments, transaction volumes, town and country house prices and mortgage approvals.

The Planning Minister has challenged local councils to step-up to help boost housebuilding by finding land for local self-builders to build their "Grand Design.

The only surprise at the passing of Linley Brook's local pub is that it managed to survive for so long, says William Cash from Shropshire.

The ESTAs are over for another year, with the (extensive) shortlist being successfully whittled down to just the best in class(es).

Tempting buyers with the promise of fresh air, a slower pace of life and bags and bags of space, country property exhibitions are definitely the flavour of the month this April.