Location: South West

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?

In which William Cash throws an Elizabethan bash at Upton Cressett to celebrate his wife's birthday, his father's knighthood, and a local planning triumph.

Who needs Saint Tropez when you've got Frome, asks our resident Doer Upper Alan Page as the French authorities force him to take on his first English Country project... Foiled by French Nimbyism;

Estate agency Winkworth has bolstered its country office count with a new branch in Ramsbury.

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…

Bantham, the glorious Devon village and surf beach that was put up for sale by the Evans family at the end of last year, has sold for something close to its £11m asking price to "a really nice family."

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

Hamptons International hired a new Lettings Manager to head things up in Bath. Joanne Smith

Many a man has been driven to great lengths by love, and architecture is often a rewarding (though insatiable) mistress for such a passion, says Matthew Beckett...

Fine & Country has stepped up the pace of its global domination masterplan, opening 16 new offices in the last five months - 15 in the UK - and planning an imminent move into Russia.

Provided you don't throw caution to the wind, there's some good opportunities around for those with the stomach for a full-on gut-job, says Jo Aldridge...

Private equity house Lone Star has made its first foray into London's residential property market, teaming up with developer Oakmayne Properties to buy the island site in Elephant & Castle, formerly home…