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Why did so many commentators and analysts get it wrong this year? Perhaps we still don't fully understand the strength of the forces behind the price growth we've been witnessing, says Camilla Dell...

The number of £1m+ homes in the UK increased by 31% to 92,985 this year; that's 255 new property millionaires a day, according to Zoopla. 1.

Mayfair resi sales are 25% up on last year, but are still 75% below their 2007 boom-time peak,  according to the area's top estate agent Wetherell's (with a 25% market share according to Lonres) review…

According to Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the average price paid per square foot for London properties over the £10m mark has increased by a chunky 27% since 2011, rising from £2,400 per square foot…

Rummaging around the vintage bikes and "brand new" headphones on bric-a-brac behemoth Gumtree.com, bargain hunters may have been surprised to see a super-prime penthouse lurking in last week's listings.

Homeowners are more positive about house prices now than at any time in the last five years, according to Knight Frank's latest Sentiment Survey.

The annual Estates Gazette Awards were dished out at a snazzy do on Park Lane last night, with Jones Lang, British Land, Savills and Berkeley walking off with the top resi gongs.

Despite a fairly constant torrent of high-rise new-builds, many of London's more village-y enclaves have managed to retain their traditional charms amidst the cranes and curtain walls.

Felix Dennis' overused quote "if it floats, flies or fornicates, always rent it" should really have included something about London mansions, going by Beauchamp Estates' latest research.

English Rose Estates, which bought 406-408 Strand for £11.625m back in October, has made the 13-unit scheme into a joint venture with Sol Zakay's Topland Group.

32 years after Jon Hunt opened up a two-man office in the then up-and-coming Notting Hill, Foxtons has made it into the FTSE 250.

Mayfair-based buying firm Black Brick has just taken on a couple of new recruits, hiring former Foxtons man Jamie Burnhope as buying consultant and Sophie Amasha as property manager. Jamie Burnhope