Location: London

2011/2012 Buyer Nationality in Prime Central London (source Hamptons International's Buyer Index)

A significant number of properties in prime central London are bought and sold without ever appearing on the open market.

There were more than 100 sales of £5m+ residential property in the three months to the end of June 2012, according to research from Savills, equating to a total value of over £1 billion in a quarter…

International buyers account for 34% by volume and 49% by value of all prime London sales, according to Savills' latest report. With the value of PCL stock rising to £21 billion, that's £10.

The Atrium, a new development on Park Road that will feature a £9.

WA Ellis have reported a bumper few months, with buyer registrations up 45% and £25m worth of residential property sold in Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge.

Cluttons's latest Residential Property Forecast presents a very realistic - if slightly muted - view on the next few years for UK property: London will see annual growth of two or three per cent, whilst…

The Buying Solution are generally bullish about the prime resi market in their latest set of regional market comments.

Countrywide, the UK's largest lettings and estate agency group, has added another six businesses to their growing lettings portfolio, including two important acquisitions in London and the North.

Prime residential property prices in London have risen by just six per cent over the last 12 months - the lowest annual rise since 2009 - with Q2 this year delivering an average rise of 0.

Q2 saw a 1.5 per cent drop in prime country house prices. following a 0.2 per cent fall in Q1, according to Knight Frank.

May saw London's prime market settle back to more normal levels after April's sharp price spike, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry.