Location: London

British Land has hired a new Residential Development Director to look after the resi elements of the giant firm's schemes.

"How can it be right that the foreign buyer last month of a £140 million flat in Westminster will pay just £26 a week in council tax — the same as the average-value property in that council area?

Resi developer Mount Anvil has hired former British Land man Martin Ratchford as Group Finance Director.

Luxury new-builds in the capital’s prime fringes - led by the City - are catching up fast with prime central London prices, says CBRE in its latest research offering.

One of the largest Scottish estates to become available in recent years has just sold for over its £11m guide price.

Hamptons International has furthered its coverage across South East London by snapping up long-established, two-branch estate agency Humphreys Skitt & Co.

London-based real estate lending outfit Montello Finance has claimed it's now one of the most active bridging lenders in the UK after smashing through the £250m a year threshold.

The European Commission is attempting to interfere and meddle from across the North Sea, in a highly sophisticated and particularly specialised local market, the dynamics of which it simply does not understand.

Savills' buying arm Prime Purchase has hired a consultant in Singapore to manage the buying agency's Asia-based clients.

There's been a "decisive fall" in homeowners' expectations of house price increases, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest Sentiment Survey.

Things are ticking along with RBKC's review of its basement, conservation and design policies.

Ginormous Indian property group Indiabulls has bought JLL's 87,444 sq ft Mayfair HQ for £155m with plans to turn it into luxury flats.