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The 1,000th apartment has been delivered at St George's mighty Battersea Reach scheme in south west London. The developer snapped up the 13-acre site - which used to house a gin distillery - in 2002.

We're still only a month in, but Jackson-Stops & Staff has already come up with a few resi development trends for 2016. Here's a quick overview... Developers spread their wings

It's "a muted start to the year" says Knight Frank, echoing recent sentiments from LonRes, as property prices in prime central London rose by 0.1% in January, edging annual growth up to 1.2%.

Knight Frank's burgeoning New Homes operation has added another name to the teamsheet in London, with the hire of former Chestertons and Currell man Christopher Jones.

Buyers from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are "piling in" to the British property market to beat the stamp duty surcharge, according to top-end mortgage broker deVere.

Transport for London (TfL) has named 13 property development companies and consortiums to a development framework which will see resi and commercial re-inventions of some of the capital's most wanted locations.

LonRes Chairman William Carrington cautions against the expectation of a resumption of price rises...

The latest survey of agents by LonRes has painted a "fairly gloomy" picture of the prime London market.

Marketing megalith Four Communications has boosted its property division with a trio of big hitters from the creative world. Piers Bracher

Resale flats within 100 metres of the Thames on the 27-mile stretch between Teddington Lock and the Royal Docks show an average price premium of 13.

James Caan-backed "hybrid" estate agency Ivy Gate is continuing its international expansion drive, launching its first Middle Eastern outpost in Dubai.

Foxtons boosted its turnover by 4% last year, despite a reported 11% drop-off in transaction levels across London.