Location: Midlands

552 £1m+ sales lodged with the Land Registry across England & Wales in August; 297 in London

High street giant spent millions on hybrid agency EweMove last week

8% of rental properties went for over asking in August, the lowest proportion since 2011

Surveyors are a bit more confident than they were in the immediate Brexit-vote aftermath

This stonking Grade II mansion has been listed with planning for a return to a single residence

Regional cities in the North of England and Scotland are set to outpace London and former "engines of growth" in the South

The Office for National Statistics records 36,400 new housebuilding starts in Q2, and 34,920 completions

Crowned winner of the Sotheby's-sponsored Historic Houses Association 2016 Restoration Award

Designed originally as a coach house and stabling by Henry Clutton for Lady Ashburton in 1873

The UK's average house prices ticked up by 1% in May to take annual price growth to +8.7% (up from +8.5% last month), according to the latest UKHPI, released today.

A flood of properties has hit the lettings market over the last year and it's having a big impact on prices, according to Countrywide - London has just recorded the first annual drop in rents in six…