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The High Court has handed down judgement on two interesting basement development cases in the Royal Borough.

The Palace Wharf scheme has planning for 22 apartments and five townhouses

One of the capital's finest period properties has sold for something approaching £28m.

Savills has hired a top development and regeneration specialist from Gerald Eve.

Expectations for future house price rises are at the highest level they've been all year, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest sentiment survey. 23.

Berkeley Group's bosses quietly cashed in £25m-worth of shares just before the election, with Tony Pidgley taking home £18.75m. Shares were sold by the two Berkley bosses for £25 a-pop on 28th April;

Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy and ARV Investments have paid over £15m to buy up the half acre "London Octopus" site near the Chiswick Roundabout in Hounslow, with ideas to create a residential-led development.

The average property for sale on Zoopla is now reduced by 6.05% compared to its original asking price; that's the lowest discount figure since 2010.

Ovington Square £9.7m (OIEO) Remember that Hans Place house that grabbed loads of headlines (including ours) for being the most expensive online-only instruction ever at £15.5m last year?

Georgina Wood will be in charge of coming up with "opulent" and "timeless" interiors across the firm's £500m portfolio of PCL projects

There's a new name on the NW London scene. Former Goldschmidt & Howland Associate Director Lee Cash has just launched his own West Hampstead-based agency, Oakhill Residential.

Sales and lettings agency Chestertons has recruited Greg Campbell to direct its burgeoning estate management business.