Location: Prime Central London

Many a search brief is defined by London's "village" enclaves of charm, more-cafes-than-are-strictly-necessary and high property prices.

The lion's share of One Hyde Park's apartments are registered as second homes, with fewer than a quarter of owners actually living there, according to Westminster Council records obtained by Inside Housing.

An extraordinary modern holiday home shoehorned into the crumbling walls of an ancient moated castle has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2013 for the best new building of the year.

Outer prime London (we're going with OPL) is "playing catch-up" with prime central London (PCL) property prices, according to two reports issued on the same day.

South of the river has been hogging the development limelight for the last few years, but the north bank has its very own massive power station scheme too.

There'll be no change at the top for the Crown Estate for the next four years or so; Sir Stuart Hampson has just been re-appointed as Chair and Gareth Baird as Scottish Commissioner.

Well-designed spaces in our schools can make a dramatic difference to the local area.

Estate agency Marsh & Parsons has recruited Charles Holland as its new Director of Residential Developments and Investments.

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is changing things up and rolling out more services in West London as part of the company's punchy expansion plans.

What's the future for England's past? With a funding revolution and a sea-change in how the nation's heritage assets are valued, there's a reformation taking place at English Heritage.

Last weekend's Open House event, which saw over 800 of the capital's finest buildings throw open their doors to the public, attracted record numbers of visitors.