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As the Met Police Service offloads swathes of prime real estate, Russell-Cooke's Paul Reed sizes up the resi development potential

Galliard, the developer behind some fairly (and very) high-end blocks including 35 Old Queen Street in Westminster - has pulled back the curtains on its "most luxurious and expensive house built to date".

The pace of growth for residential investments slowed up in Q2, leaving capital values 15.9% up on the year. Average house price grew half as quickly in Q2 (+3.

Registrations are now open for the second phase of Supply Nine Elms, the free programme that keeps local firms updated on contract opportunities up for grabs on the monumental South Bank development site.

After a £320k makeover funded by Berkeley Homes, Ebury Square Gardens is about to reopen to the public.

Q2's London transactions at Strutt & Parker were 8% shy of the agency's quarterly average, but prices "continue to creep up" allowing total transaction value to rise.

Savills has reported a decent first half to the year, with the real estate Group's revenue rising by 8% to £430.8m (from £399m in H1 2013), and pre-tax profits going up by 16% to £30.

A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.

For homeowners - especially those in the South East and London - it has never been more important who wins the next general election, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...

The South East is "ready for the ripple" announces Savills, with Surrey leading the house price charge.

One of London's least-celebrated transport links - the 'ginger line' - has actually had a profound effect on the property markets it passes through, according to Hamptons International's reckoning.

Super-prime designer and developer Oliver Burns has just announced its gold sponsorship of MIPIM UK.