Location: South West

All but one of the country's 50 most expensive streets are in the South East of England, says Lloyds Bank

Although 2015 may not go down as a vintage year in the country market, a number of extraordinary properties still changed hands behind the scenes.

James Caan-backed two-and-a-half-year-old West London estate agency Ivy Gate has signed an agreement to open up shop(s) in the United States.

An enormous 16th century pile on the edge of Dartmoor - considered to be one of the south west's finest specimens - has been sold for a reported £2m.

Price growth in family homes is more than seven times the national average in key regional centres, says Jackson-Stops & Staff, after looking at property prices in England’s traditional county towns.

Local businessman stumped up over £2m

George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill.

A 3% increase the rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, and a chunky pledge of extra funding for new housebuilding have set tongues wagging in the aftermath of the combined Autumn Statement…

After stunning the capital with plans for the world's first "Sky Pool", Ballymore has pulled another rabbit out of the proverbial hat at Embassy Gardens - a giant Waitrose serving fresh sushi.

Prime country house prices increased by 2.7% in the year to September, says Knight Frank. That's quite the chunk down on last year's high point of +5.

The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.