Location: London

Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker have both upgraded their predictions for PCL prices in the wake of the General Election.

Great Portland Estates has reported shifting over £223m worth of units at its Rathbone Square scheme in W1.

Estate agency John D Wood & Co. has gone global, launching an International Department to help UK-based residents buy international properties.

So many features that we normally associate with the inside of a property are now finding their way outside.

A firm has been explaining how an ancient newspaper found under the floorboards of a gut job on Sloane Square inspired a meticulous Art Nouveau and Art Deco restoration.

Heaton & Partners, the top-end consultancy set up two years ago by former Property Vision man Ed Heaton, has poached a key member of Strutt & Parker's buying team.

Tom Grogan and Kouros Golestaneh's resi design and development outfit LUTTI - which scored backing to the tune of £50m from Halkin Investments last year - has made a chunky acquisition on Great Portland…

Triangle has strengthened its London-based team by hiring a new Head of Asset Management, just a few weeks after snapping up the New Oxford Street Estate for £15.75m. The New Oxford Street Estate

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment department by recruiting Matt Bird as its new Head of Affordable Housing.

The start of the Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow has prompted some timely workings on the value of outside space from Marsh & Parsons.

Independent property search agency Sourcing Property has recruited a new member to its ranks of buying agents. Rob Chard joins the firm after spending four years at Deutsche Bank in London and Singapore.

Squeezing a brand new detached house into the grounds of a Hampstead mansion block might seem unlikely, but Hamilton Court Developments and Claridge Architects have managed something quite special, creating…