Location: South East

A £400m portfolio of student digs across 12 UK University cities is being offloaded by The International Mutual Fund.

The prime resi market is always a fascinating subject, but the last three months were packed with more drama than most years can manage.

Estate agency giant Hamptons International has decided to open up a new shop front in leafy south west London. The new Earlsfield & Southfields offering will debut in June;

Proposals to replace one of Highgate's best-known period piles with a new-build mansion potentially worth £80m have been sensationally thrown out by the government's planning inspector.

There is a price premium of up to 93% for properties located within a National Park, and up to 125% for those in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales, says Knight Frank.

The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth."

Former boss of Savills' Super-Prime Lettings Department

One of the top names in country house estate agency has jumped the fence over to the buying side.

With fewer than 200 examples throughout the UK, a Huf Haus is a rare thing in these parts.

The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.

Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m. This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m

Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.