Location: London

Queensgate and Rockwell have withdrawn plans for the £1bn mixed-use development of the Kensington Forum Hotel site in West London.

Henry Ryde has joined the division after nearly five years at JLL.

MGT confirms 'long-term investment' in the £9bn project.

Writing exclusively for PrimeResi, estate agency chief Dominic Agace runs through the highs and lows of an extraordinary 12 months - from dramatic business decisions taken in the face of the first lockdown…

Policy of limiting the size of new homes to a maximum GIA of 200 sqm deemed 'justified and consistent with national policy'.

Organisers of annual agency-sponsored shindig at Hurlingham Park take the call to postpone amid ‘truly torrid time for the events industry’

Rollout of new platform with details on all development proposals in the capital 'marks a major shift in openness and accountability'.

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While we cannot be certain what new normal will emerge in our cities, the acceleration of several emerging trends over the last year has helped to elucidate the general direction of travel, writes Ciaran…

"The property market is likely to become more free flowing" in the coming weeks, says buying agency Garrington, as more homes come to market and "some form of gradual normality returns post lockdown.

Chestertons saw a 20% rise in the number of buyers entering the market and a 19% increase in requests for property viewings in the first two weeks of March.

Ellie White was previously lettings director at Chestertons’ branch in High Street Ken.