Location: South East

Home counties estate agency Waterfords, which is in the midst of a recruitment drive, has appointed a new Branch Manager to head up both its Sunningdale and its Chobham offices.

It's been a strong Q2 for the lettings market in the Home Counties as rents have risen for the second quarter in a row, but are still 3.8% down on the year.

The average British home increased in value by 6.5% (£90 a day) over the first half of 2014, according to Zoopla, but that number hides some hefty regional differences that range from a 2.

A private island in Berkshire, where the Magna Carta is said to have been signed in 1215, has just hit the market for £3.95m.

Barton Wyatt is predicting a 7% price rise in Surrey by next summer as “the London ripple effect has finally kicked in”.

London's corporate rental landscape is changing, says Savills, as the traditionally dominant financial and insurance sectors give way for techno-tenants.

Strutt & Parker has come up with a rather nifty exchange rate idea to demonstrate how much property bang you get for your buck across the UK.

A rundown of the country's hippest hotspots has just been released, compiled by - who else - the Telegraph. 1. Chiltern Street - the UK's coolest?

Acquisition firm The Buying Solution has strengthened its London and Country teams with new hires in each.

Interior design show Decorex - which moves to Syon Park this year - has been rounding up the design trendsters on social media to come up with a list, the #Decorex100, of "the top 100 interior design…

The prime country house market has posted its strongest rate of annual growth for four years, says Knight Frank, although the £5m+ segment dropped by 2.3% between April and June.

Hamptons International has acquired Humberts' entire country lettings & property management business.