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The Council of Mortgage Lenders has called on Moray McDonald, head of personal and business banking products at the Royal Bank of Scotland, to take over as Chairman

Abu Dhabi Financial Group has been named as the buyer of the Met Police's HQ, New Scotland Yard in Victoria. The firm nabbed the 1.7

Chelsea-based independent Russell Simpson has been looking up a few stats on the capital's penthouses

Plans have been submitted to Westminster Council for the conversion of three properties on Cornwall Terrace into one 33,000 square foot uber-pile.

It looks like London's super-rich are opting for to wait and see for the next 12 months, as the very top-end of the rentals market - with six and seven figure annual rents - booms

The design bar is being raised in private spas and "wellness areas" says Lawson Robb's Alix Lawson, as plunge pools and steam rooms are lifted out of the basement and into the light.

Many awards were dished out at last week's Estate Agency of the Year Awards; here's who won what

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"Exponential growth" since last year's launch of luxury new-build specialist estate agency Johns & Co has meant the firm has just recruited a batch of new faces, including a key hire from Knight Frank.

It may have come in over budget and behind schedule, but it's "not to shabby, even if I do say so myself," says Alan Page with pride from his doer upper project in Kensington as the sales agents get to work.

Taking some time off from compiling the Sunday Times Rich List, Dr Richard Beresford's been working out who are the 250 wealthiest individuals in the UK property world. Yep

London-based buying agency Black Brick is tipping Maida Vale as the investment hotspot to watch next year, although Marylebone should remain the go-to option for discerning owner-occupiers... C