Location: London

PCL-based independent Henry & James has hired Steve Cook to head up its Belgravia lettings team.

Following recent reforms allowing Londoners to let their property on short leases without the need for permits, an increasing number of high value homes have appeared on short term letting websites.

Joint Winner - Restoration of a Georgian Country House: St Giles, Dorset Two historic estates have shared the big prize at the twelfth Georgian Group Architectural Awards.

House prices across England and Wales are going to rise by 4% next year - down from this year's +8.6% - thinks Hamptons International, while prime central London will dribble up by just 0.

The race to buy one of the most iconic buildings in central London is over.

2014 has ended with the largest ever monthly fall in average asking prices across the UK, according to Rightmove's latest tally, although they're still up by 7% on an annual basis.

Two of London's most venerable property law firms have decided to team up and create a 120-strong outfit with a combined total of 530 years' experience. May, May & Merrimans (est. 1786) and Hunters (est.

Agents Mutual co-founder Knight Frank has opted to ditch Zoopla and go with Rightmove under OnTheMarket's "two portal rule".

George Osborne's overhaul of the Stamp Duty system, creating a progressive regime that delivers savings to all but the top 2% of home buyers, "has the potential to trigger a material shift in market sentiment…

Former JLL Director Richard Osborne-Young has joined Savills' Prime London Residential Development team.

Penthouse, Cambridge House, One Tower Bridge £15m

Belgravia's Grosvenor Crescent has been named The Most Expensive Street in England & Wales by Lloyds Bank, with an average house price of £16,918,000. Grosvenor Crescent