Location: United Kingdom

The prime resi market is always a fascinating subject, but the last three months were packed with more drama than most years can manage.

"The unexpected political certainty has helped to fuel a post-election price surge," says Rightmove, as average asking prices on the portal have jumped by nearly 3% in a month.

Leader of the eponymous LINLEY empire and Chairman of top auction house Christie's

Mulberry House, Smith Square £25m

Property advisory Deloitte Real Estate has promoted five new partners and seven new directors.

Just a few weeks after the opening of its new Marylebone branch, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened another new sales and lettings outlet on Harrington Road in the heart of South Kensington.

Why have we fallen out of love with houses in prime central London, asks Carter Jonas.

London could be about to get a new superhome in the shape of a Grade I listed behemoth on ultra-exclusive Belgrave Square.

Developer London Square called in gin aficionados Sipsmiths to add some spirit to the launch of a batch of high-end apartments in SW London this week.

The widely-predicted flurry of post-election instructions turned out to be a pretty damp sqib in reality, according to the latest RICS survey.

Estate agency giant Hamptons International has decided to open up a new shop front in leafy south west London. The new Earlsfield & Southfields offering will debut in June;

Government incentive programmes and an influx of wealthy new buyers are fuelling interest in the Caribbean as a prime resi resort destination, according to new analysis by UHNW insight-mongers Wealth-X.