Location: United Kingdom

A looming General Election and expectations of an interest rate rise have eclipsed the global economic meltdown as the primary factors affecting the top end of London's property market, says Knight Frank…

The punitive tax regime put in place by the French government has had a dramatic effect on the country’s housing market.

It's not a flat market in prime central London, notes W.A.Ellis, as flat transactions fall by 11% year-on-year while house deals rocket by 20%.

A villa on the Costa del Sol is being offered for sale with a free Lamborghini Diablo thrown in to sweeten the deal.

Buyer demand has "flatlined" says the RICS in its July Market Survey. But it's not quite clear whether this a genuine turning point for the market, or just a pause for breath.

Singapore-based UOL Group has bought the Heron Plaza site on Bishopsgate from Gerald Ronson's Heron International for £97m, with plans for luxury residential apartments, a hotel and retail units.

New Oaktree Capital Management-backed property developer Anthology has completed its senior team by hiring former Mount Anvil man David Clark.

Q2 Land Registry stats are out and LCP's done a sterling job of breaking them down for us. Here's the headlines... Prime Central London

The inaugural Country Life Fair is primed to take over the grounds of Fulham Palace in West London in September.

Hamptons International has decided to launch a dedicated Short Lets Department in response to a 'significant rise in demand'.

The Governor should resist pulling the lever until much further down the track, says Trevor Abrahmsohn... When Mr.