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The prime central London market changed up a gear in September, says Knight Frank, but performance has varied dramatically across town and we're still some way off a full-blown recovery.

Two adjoining properties overlooking Battersea Park with planning permission for conversion into two super-prime mansions have been sold for £8.7m.

A Surrey estate agency has installed a neat gizmo in its high street branch to harvest applicants 24/7.

Investment firm London & Regional Properties is planning "an iconic new cultural quarter for Elephant & Castle" as part of its development of the Skipton House office block.

Non-bank lender Urban Exposure has financed a luxury resi development in Finchley to the tune of £10m.

Berkeley Group has bought a 2.59 acre prime residential development site fronting the Edgware Road close to Paddington Station for £150m on an unconditional basis.

A key building on Soho's Golden Square has been snapped up by a resi developer for a cool £43.02m.

Stanhope plc is limbering up for the official launch of its mixed-use development of BBC Television Centre in White City, West London.

London-based Assael Architecture has announced plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates, in an effort to get closer to property investors looking to put money into London.

A Knightsbridge firm has warned of a spike in sub-letting "scams" after being approached by a number of hacked-off landlords.

Mayfair-based consultancy The Collection LLP has promoted Matt Smith to Partner, overseeing all property acquisitions.