Location: United Kingdom

There's a palpable sense of relief in the South Devon air this morning;

"Life at Upton Cressett often resembles a mongrel cross combining the best and worst of Fawlty Towers, Tom Sharpe and To The Manor Born," says William Cash from Shropshire as he opens up his historic…

As the Salmond/Darling slugfest raged on last night, it was quietly revealed that the prime second-hand property market in Scotland has just enjoyed its busiest 12 month period since 2008.

Sunny Cliff Hotel, Cliff Road, Salcombe Offers Over £4.5m Recently confirmed as the UK's priciest seaside town, one in three homes in Salcombe is apparently now worth over £1m.

"Architects could be at the heart of designing a new, better Scotland after a Yes vote," declared the Architects for Yes campaign at its launch yesterday.

It's all kicking off in NW London. The tally of estate agencies in leafy West Hampstead could be about to top thirty, and other high street businesses in the area are not happy. At all.

Images of what HS2 works in Camden could look like have upset the residents of Primrose Hill.

"The price exuberance seen in some corners of the market is easing," says Knight Frank's Gráinne Gilmore, as the agency's monthly House Price Sentiment Index shows another drop.

Uber-developers Godfrey Bradman and Sir Stuart Lipton are reportedly back in business and making a significant play on the UK's private rented sector.

It sounds like things are heating up in the battle for the £600m contract to redevelop the main Battersea Power Station building.

We're about to enter one of the most important periods in the resi calendar. But will vendors be decisive or downright stubborn this Autumn? Here's what top agents are saying...

Residential projects are still leading the construction industry's growth, with 37% of all contracts awarded in July going to housebuilding.