Location: London

There were top-notch canapes aplenty at the Harrods Estates-hosted soiree last night to debut the new Lambart & Browne penthouse at Verge Mayfair. Lambart & Browne-designed Verge penthouse (Guide £4.5m).

What do you get if you cross the Sales Manager of a high-end estate agency, a legendary television presenter and the American punk movement?

If you're up for some technical insight and strategic debate this summer, you won't go far wrong by moseying down to RICS' National Residential Conference in July.

There's been a few hefty stats emanating from the Cluttons camp this morning. Here's a quick rundown: Prices in prime Central London rose by 2.3% during Q1

Royal Wharf, one of the capital's largest development opportunities, has just hit the open market.

Chris March has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of property manager Braemar Estates.

Supply is still struggling to keep up with demand as overseas buyers come out in force, reports Julian Amos... Farmhouse near Guildford, Surrey (OIEO £1.6m)

John German has joined Invesco Real Estate as Director of Residential Investments.

Stanhope has unveiled more details about its mixed-use plans for the 14-acre BBC Television Centre site in White City, which it acquired last Summer.

Boris Johnson has named the 25 developers chosen to sit on his new land procurement panel, which is being set up to "accelerate the delivery of housing in London by making it faster, easier and cheaper…

It appears that developers are capitalising on the build-up of confidence in London's prime resi market, with reports of a massive boost in the number of units awaiting planning consent.

The House of Lords has agreed to the last-minute amendments to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, paving the way for new Permitted Development Rights that will allow homeowners to build up to eight metre…