Location: London

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has made its first foray into the London property market with a £20m deal to fund the development of Westbourne House on Westbourne Grove, London.

Offering ever-changing scenery and masses of lateral space, houseboats are looking like an increasingly attractive option for buyers priced out of bricks and mortar.

Britain's most expensive repossession - a "quite modest" £29.

Fitzrovia-based developer English Rose has bought the long leasehold on a luxury resi scheme on the Strand. Legal & General Property sold the upper parts of 406-408 Strand for £11.

Increasing numbers of developers and private sellers are specifically preparing their properties to attract HNW international buyers.

The Hurlingham Club in Fulham is once again playing host to some of the world's choicest resi real estate, as the Luxury Property Show comes to town for the seventh time.

Carter Jonas has just announced the strategic acquisition of independent estate agency Sullivan Thomas for an undisclosed sum.

Savills has retained its UK number one position in Estates Gazette’s annual Top Agents Survey, published at the weekend. The firm’s 13% increase in UK turnover from £352.

It had plenty of build-up, and Lot 60 in Savills' October auction didn't disappoint.

So Olympia isn't quite as glam as Cannes. And the cycle ride there won't come with quite the same sense of achievement.

Harcourt Investments - an SPV by Sunley Group - has bought Harcourt House on Cavendish Square for something close to £75m, with a plan to turn the ornate Edwardian mansion block back into resi.

It's all kicking off on The Bishops Avenue. Investment group LJ Capital has bought up ten properties on the exclusive road in North London - dubbed "Billionaires' Row" - in an off-market, 48-hour mega-deal.