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The Crown Estate has appointed a new Deputy Head of Urban & Head of Central London.

One of the most controversial projects in the capital - the proposed transformation of a massive Royal Mail site in Clerkenwell - has bagged final approval.

Success is all about luck and timing, says our resident doer upper Alan Page, as he rues the wheels of fortune that often deliver neither...

A local Waitrose adds 12% to neighbouring house prices, claims Lloyds, while a handy Sainsbury's is worth an extra 10%. Lidl and Aldi, on the other hand, apparently push prices down by 2% and 3% respectively.

The prime south west London market couldn't look more different than it did a year ago, says buying agent Sara Ransom...

"There has been a sharp rise in estate agents bringing their mistresses to show houses, both for fantasy house shopping and bedroom rendezvous," reports a naughty website, flagging up one Bishops Avenue…

Prime country house prices increased by 0.9% between January and March, says Knight Frank, taking the rate of annual price growth down from December's +3.4% to a more modest +2.

London Central Portfolio has hired a new property search manager to track down "the best on and off-market properties" in prime central London.

Short term lender West One Loans has reported a pretty big start to the year.

Harrods Estates will be throwing open the doors to its new Kensington base at the end of the month.

New plans have been submitted to turn a grotty Mayfair car park into a 200,000 square foot neo-classical scheme. It's already being tipped to become "London's most exclusive address".

It sounds like pretty much half the conveyancing firms in the country are already sold on the Law Society’s new portal, Veyo.