Location: London

It sounds as though it's been a carnival of a first year for new kid on the block, Crayson.

Strutt and Parker has joined the ranks of property agents predicting a rush to the country next year, as London sellers take advantage of "one of the widest price gaps in history."

RICS' latest survey of the lettings industry paints a picture of a windswept and lawless land with a complete lack of effective regulation, deeming it "the property industry's Wild West."

Uber-developer Capital & Counties' ambitious plans for the Earls Court & West Kensington Opportunity Area were approved by The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea last night.

Glad tidings from the lettings front line today, with reports of a huge rise in tenant registrations, increasing prices and longer tenancies.

After a few weeks on the rumour-mill, CBRE announced today that it has acquired high-profile central London property agency EA Shaw.

Camilla Dell reviews a vintage year for the prime property market. 2012 has witnessed prices so far year on year rising by 10%, which is over and above what most forecasters were predicting.

Rightmove have revealed that average asking prices across the UK fell by 2.6% last month, despite a 1.2% increase in asking prices in London.

Hamptons, John D Wood and Faron Sutaria will be combining forces at the end of this month to present a prime property uber-auction at the London Millenium Hotel.

Why get worked-up about a do-up when smart buyers can make do with a done-up, asks Tracy Kellett in her latest piece for PrimeResi.

Savills has released a confident Interim Management Statement (IMS) for the second half of 2012, which shows the group performing ahead of expectations.

Development land values have not moved much over the last 12 months, according to Knight Frank’s residential development land index.