Location: London

"The unexpected political certainty has helped to fuel a post-election price surge," says Rightmove, as average asking prices on the portal have jumped by nearly 3% in a month.

With HSBC dropping bombshell plans to cut 8,000 jobs in the UK and mulling over whether to even keep its global HQ in London, these are worrying times for City workers.

Estate agency Barnard Marcus has chosen Muswell Hill as the location for its latest offering in the capital.

We knew stock levels were low, but one firm in Knightsbridge has reported fielding 30 buyers for every property it's listed above £2m since the Election.

Leader of the eponymous LINLEY empire and Chairman of top auction house Christie's

Mulberry House, Smith Square £25m

Property advisory Deloitte Real Estate has promoted five new partners and seven new directors.

Just a few weeks after the opening of its new Marylebone branch, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened another new sales and lettings outlet on Harrington Road in the heart of South Kensington.

Why have we fallen out of love with houses in prime central London, asks Carter Jonas.

London could be about to get a new superhome in the shape of a Grade I listed behemoth on ultra-exclusive Belgrave Square.

Developer London Square called in gin aficionados Sipsmiths to add some spirit to the launch of a batch of high-end apartments in SW London this week.

Derwent London has just launched its latest scheme in the prime Crossrail pocket between Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street.