Location: South East
Biggest September asking price rise for 13 years – Rightmove
Asking prices across the country have risen by 0.9% in the last month to hit a brand new national record, says Rightmove, as supply shortened yet further.
Abbey Days: Downton’s Dower House sells for £5.95m
Unlike the new series, it sounds like the sale of Lady Violet’s Downton Abbey digs has avoided a tedious and drawn out storyline.
Mystery buyer bags Kensington Palace Gardens mega-mansion
The Crown Estate has reportedly offloaded 15a Kensington Palace Gardens on a 125-year lease.
House price growth dips as the East of England charges – ONS
House prices across the increased by 5.2% in the year to July 2015, according to the latest ONS statistics, down from 5.7% in the year to June 2015.
Top Shoppers: The big spenders linking London’s luxury retail and resi markets
New research has looked into the correlation between luxury retail and property sales in London, and it turns out they're pretty closely linked.
Prime Property of the Week: Turner Prize
Star & Garter, Richmond, Surrey
£1.2m-£7.5m
One of the most important launches of the autumn is happening tomorrow in leafy Richmond.
Winkworth profits hit by sales slump
Winkworth has reported a 17% drop in pre-tax profits in its latest set of results, after sales were hit by all that uncertainty around the election.
SBID International Design Excellence Awards 2015: Big ticket finalists
The finalists of this year's SBID International Design Awards have been announced, with public voting now open to source a winner in time for a presentation ceremony at The Dorchester on 27th November.
Design for living on show at Open House Weekend
More than 700 London buildings will be opening their doors to the public on the 19th and 20th September for this year's Open House Weekend.
£30m Surrey super-home offered off-the-shelf
Hush Developments and Surrey agency Barton Wyatt have begun pitching HNW buyers with an off-the-shelf mega-home that could be worth up to £30m and take around two years to build.
Two new offices for Foxtons
Foxtons is continuing to expand at a fair lick across Outer London, unveiling two new offices in Surbiton and Croydon and taking its 2015 launch tally to seven.
Landmark goes on South Coast acquisition drive
Landmark Estates is cracking on with its expansion plans, snaffling four new sites in the last three weeks alone.