Location: Prime Central London

Some people really deserve to have streets and squares named after them. An engineer called Hugh Myddelton - who was knocking around in the 1600s - is one of them.

After five years of hand-wringing, head-scratching and the odd outburst from Prince Charles, it looks like the infamous Chelsea Barracks site is finally about to begin its prom queen-style transformation.

Shiny new-build schemes may grab the headlines, but distinguished mansion blocks remain the connoisseur's choice in W1 and W2, outperforming other flats by 8% since 2007.

We can expect "a significant uplift in prices as the economy improves," according to London Central Portfolio, which argues that fears of a housing bubble are very premature.

Hamptons has signed up two new recruits to take on land management roles across South West London and Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

The Ballymore Group is about to cut the ribbon on its big new resi-led development in NW London.

Bargain hunters were out in force at the Marriott Hotel yesterday, as Savills' September auction raised a blockbusting £42m (£5m more than last year's total).

BBC2 has commissioned a new six-part series that will follow the trials and triumphs of ten UK estate agents, ranging from Chelsea prime specialists to more mainstream areas.

Rightmove is predicting a house price surge this Autumn, jacking up its annual price growth forecast from 4% to 6% on the back of a growing supply/demand imbalance.

What with announcing a foray into the sales jungle last week and three new lettings offices today, Belvoir's making plenty of noise at the moment.

Finally we have some visible growth. Don't panic, says Glentree International's Trevor Abrahmsohn... 

There's been more action at the super-prime end of the market than ever before, according to one of London's top buying agencies.