Location: London

US hotel giant reports record signings & expects six branded residence openings across the region this year - including one in London - as part of a major rollout.

Stock levels are up by over 40% compared with last year, reports LonRes.

Andrew Chambers has followed in the recent footsteps of Claire Reynolds, moving to the BNP Paribas-owned heritage estate agency from UK Sotheby's International Realty.

Chief Exec Dominic Agace compares pre-Budget uncertainty to a general election, but says activity could pick up in December and January if fiscal measures prove less severe than expected.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Values, new instructions and sales have all been falling, reports LonRes - but the stark comparisons say more about last year than the current state of play.

New recruit Thomas Moore previously ran Foxtons' high-performing sales team in Fulham.

FaulknerBrowns devised the masterplan for the 19-acre former gasworks site - from where the Notting Hill Carnival sets off - for Ballymore and Sainsbury's.

The trophy home atop Tower East is being offered for sale in shell condition.

The luxury real estate firm is expanding its bespoke services offering for HNWIs, family offices & investors.

'The difference in overall housing value between inner and outer London is closer than might be expected,' says Zoopla.

Deal numbers held steady last week.