Location: London

One of Hampstead's most important period mansions has just come up for sale.The former home of the plastic surgery pioneer Sir Harold Delf Gillies, 71 Frognal has hit the market for a cool £18.95m.

Chestertons' senior management have been "back to the floor" to try their hands at the daily grind of being a London estate agent, raising £14,000 for local charities in the process.

The Luxury Property Show is returning - for the ninth year - to the Hurlingham Club in November, hosted again by Melissa Porter off of the TV and sponsored again by Rightmove Overseas.

Building regs can sometimes be overlooked in the course of a transaction, but non-compliance can have expensive and potentially dangerous real world consequences.

As stock levels fall and applicant levels continue to rise, vendors are increasingly requesting an off-market period before their instructions go fully public, reports Douglas & Gordon...

Over 150 guests rocked up for a first glimpse of the redevelopment of the former BT telephone exchange in Vauxhall last week.

Mayfair is "the ultimate destination for high net worth renters," says Tunstall Property, "followed by Knightsbridge and Belgravia respectively." Marylebone, however, comes out on top for rental investments.

Over £150bn-worth of UK property has been bought-up by offshore firms since 1999, according to new research by The Sunday Times.

On average, UK landlords currently trade their properties every 17 years, compared to every 14 years for homeowners, according to some interesting new findings from the country's biggest estate agency.

London Central Portfolio has just announced the launch of its "super fund", LCA III, which comes with a "seed portfolio" of 50 properties already in place.

Capco is clearly aiming for a high-end vibe down at Lillie Square, calling in HRH-approved furniture makers NEJ Stevenson and interior designers Hudson and Mercer to come up with a suitably swanky marketing…

Q2 transaction levels across prime central London were up 24% on Q1, notes Strutt & Parker, with a 40% increase recorded in the £2m+ range.