Location: United Kingdom

Fresh from delivering one of the hottest boutique schemes of 2013, developer slash search agency Banda has hired a new Finance Manager, the third permanent member of staff to join in the last twelve months.

Average asking prices have now breached £250,000, says Rightmove, after climbing by 3.3% this month and by 6.

On average, it takes less than five and a half weeks to get a deal agreed on your house in London at the moment, according to Hamptons International.

Gilet-wearing hostelry Aragon House in Fulham's Parsons Green is up for sale with "the potential for conversion into a unique house."

Space planning - sometimes called interior architecture and often confused with interior design - is coming of age.

Berkeley Homes and CBRE have come up smiling after tying-up the acquisition of a landmark development site on the banks of the Thames in Taplow, Buckinghamshire in just six days.

There's a "looming stamp duty crisis" that could see "positive growth hitting the bricks again" warns investment firm London Central Portfolio, as average property prices across England and Wales tickle…

Estate agency Douglas & Gordon has decided to offer a free "decluttering service" to its clients. The agency's partnered-up with storage-by-the-box company WeStore.co.

"The housing market is picking up" trumpets Knight Frank in its latest update, which comes with a fascinating graph showing causes/effects of various economic landmarks on property transaction levels since…

Hamptons International has been checking levels of pent-up demand across the country, in a bid to find out which areas have the most potential to soar as the country's housing market continues its recovery.

We hear sales have been brisk at Millgate's new development in Ascot, Berkshire, with 50% of the units being snapped up within seven days of launch. Westbrook House

The timing - on the eve of Valentine's Day - is either highly unfortunate or marketing genius, but either way, Chesterton Humberts is splitting up. It's over.