Location: London

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.

Private equity property investment company and developer Oakvest Ltd. has appointed property PR agency AB Property Marketing, as the firm looks to raise its profile.

Avid readers will know that many of the property industry's biggest hitters have already started reflecting on the year that was and peeping beyond the festive curtain at what 2013 has in store.

Giles Barrie rounded-off his tenure as Property Week's head honcho by scooping a brace of awards at last night's British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Awards.