Location: London

At -1.3%, the traditional pre-Christmas dip in asking prices has turned out to be the smallest since 2011, says Rightmove, which is "indicative of even higher prices next year".

The £1 billion redevelopment of the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater is moving along nicely, with plans now submitted to Westminster City Council after two years on the drawing board.

Home cinemas have come a long way in recent years and an oversized telly and a couple of beanbags simply won't cut it with today's top-end buyers.

The bubble may have burst in PCL but the effect is not as decimating as recent reports from UBS and Deutsche bank might suggest, says W.A.Ellis' Richard Barber...

London's Inner boroughs are granting planning permission for more new homes than all the surrounding Outer boroughs put together, according to new research out today.

Nearly half (48%) of kitchen designers and property developers say that customers have requested wine coolers in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Direct Line Premium Insurance.

UK House prices are expected to rise by 4.5% per annum over the next five years, delivering a cumulative increase of around 25% according to the latest from RICS. RICS Forecasts

The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.

Colliers International has appointed a former Army Major and Cushman & Wakefield Partner to lead its residential development team.

CBRE has boosted its Resi leadership team in London with a big hire from JLL.

Alternative lender Urban Exposure and investment firm Highbridge Principal Strategies have announced they'll be providing finance for Rocket Investments' £400m new scheme on City Road.

UK house prices will grow by 20.3% over the next five years, predicts Knight Frank, with prime central London bouncing back after a slow 2016 to deliver +20.