Location: London

MAISON&OBJET has named Eugeni Quitllet, André Fu and Rafael de Cárdenas as its three "Designers of 2016".

CBRE has hired a key member of Savills' Residential Development team as it looks to ramp up its capability in the prime East London market.

Marsh & Parsons will hit something of a landmark next week when it opens its 25th shop front in the capital.

London isn't the only place where top-end transactions have tanked recently. Although the prices of luxury apartments in Manhattan hit new heights in 2015, the number of $10m+ deals fell by nearly 14%.

Simon Green joins Curzon Street-based sales team

Luxury property developer Consero London has recruited a new Head of Sales for its high-end residences in London and the home counties.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed five new commissioners  to the governing body of Historic England.

An unusual 27-unit project in Chelsea's ultra-exclusive Bolton Conservation Area has brought some "hidden" artists' studios back to life as hi-spec boltholes.

Jeremy Newsum is to retire from his role as Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate at the end of this year.

A weary Home Builders Federation has hit back at claims that developers in England are sitting on a record 475,647 green-lit, but unbuilt, new homes.

Colliers International Group has bought London property agency Hatton Real Estate, which will rebrand immediately, for an undisclosed sum.

There was an unexpected spike in pre-Christmas activity in Mayfair, says local estate agent Wetherell, as the firm bagged just shy of £50m in sales in the traditional holiday wind-down.