Location: London

Holland Park's double-fronted villas regularly command some of London's loftiest prices, but not many come with scope to more than triple the space on offer.

Sir Stuart Hampson has announced he'll be retiring from his role as Chairman of the Crown Estate after six years at the helm. He's presided over a particularly strong few years for the Estate;

Following another dip in Q4, average prices per square foot across prime central London ended the year down -3.7% on an annual basis, according to the latest figures from LonRes.

Chestertons has opened the doors to its 34th London office. The all-new Richmond Hill base will cover the wider Richmond area and link up with existing branches in Kew, East Sheen, Barnes and Chiswick.

The market moved away from typecasting the buyer as being a particular nationality some time ago and we can now add age into the mix, says Joe Burns.

New figures from the National House Building Council show 156,140 new homes were registered to be built in the UK last year.

Average property prices across England and Wales increased by 6.4% last year, after pushing up by 1.2% in December, according to the latest from the Land Registry.

The Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors is calling for entries from "the most innovative and creative marketing campaigns in the UK property industry" for its annual awards event in June.

Galliard Homes and Cain Hoy have acquired the lead stake in Peruvian Wharf, a 7.7-hectare derelict brownfield site opposite the O2, with plans to create a residential-led scheme.

There was a "significant increase" in the number of African and UK buyers from abroad in prime central London in Q4 compared to the previous year, says Strutt & Parker.

Berkeley Homes has signed up a flagship restaurant at its 419-unit ultra-prime One Tower Bridge development;

There has been a significant shift away from ostentatious and overt displays of wealth through interior design in recent years, says Andrew Petherick.