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March saw the highest number of £1m+ sales ever recorded in a single month in Scotland, according to new research into the impact of the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax.

The start of the Chelsea Flower Show tomorrow has prompted some timely workings on the value of outside space from Marsh & Parsons.

Independent property search agency Sourcing Property has recruited a new member to its ranks of buying agents. Rob Chard joins the firm after spending four years at Deutsche Bank in London and Singapore.

Pitch Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey £6m Perched 800 feet above sea level, this colonial-style corker lords it over one of the best vistas in the South of England.

Industry veteran and RICS Fellow Peter Goldsmith has joined the Chestertons board as non-exec director.

British Land has reported an "excellent" year for the resi side of the business, despite the pre-election heebie-jeebies. Clarges Mayfair on Piccadilly

Property prices in prime central London nudged up by 0.3% in April, says Knight Frank, to take the annual rate of growth at a five-year low of +2.8%.

Hunters estate agency has bought sales and lettings agents Country Properties, adding another 23 franchised branches to its network.

Population, employment levels and average earnings are all set to rise faster in the capital than in the rest of the country over the next 15 years, predicts Oxford Economics, and that means that "average…

New research has named Esher in Surrey as the most expensive place to rent a two-bed property outside of the capital.

Some councils in London are turning down nearly two thirds of the planning applications they receive, according to a review of all the proposals submitted over the last 12 months.

Average prices in prime central London have dropped by 8% since Q4 2014, while transaction levels collapsed by 22.