Location: London

Things have been noticeably quieter in the prime postcodes over the summer, and the traditional autumn activity surge may not happen this year, warns LonRes.

Set of new residences promising a 'tailormade Six Senses lifestyle' hit the right spot for HNWIs, as development team hails £1bn Bayswater scheme as 'London's best performing asset'.

Matthew Morton-Smith has joined Christian Warman & Simon Tollit's independent agency after 19 years at Savills.

The latest LonRes data tells of a traditional September flurry of new sales and rental listings in prime London - but the property market still feels sluggish compared to previous years.

'The future of designer furniture is in its duality,' says the Design Haus Liberty founder, whose inaugural collection - Dara Maison - launches this month.

Nicholas Shaw previously worked at Savills, Knight Frank & Harrods Estates.

HSBC's decision to ship out of its iconic HQ has put the Square Mile under the spotlight, but the area's new wave of luxury resi schemes are proving a big hit with buyers, writes Vic Chhabria.

But Prime Central London has seen a surge of new home approvals.

Donal Mulryan's development firm is turning the site of an old Curry's superstore in Fulham into a 3.2-acre luxury scheme housing 269 apartments - whilst bringing 150m of waterfront back to life.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Hamptons, LonRes, Savills, Benham & Reeves, LSE & more...

Savills is representing three major-league developers at Cityscape Global in Riyadh this week, which is expected to attract over 180,000 people.

Reshuffle sees deputy leader Kim Taylor-Smith move to a new brief, as lead member for employment, culture and economy, while Sof McVeigh has taken over housing, and Emma Will has been given the property…