Location: United Kingdom

Several new permitted development rights, including office-to-residential and extended extensions, came into force on 30 May to allow certain works or changes of use without the need for planning permission.

Realistic pricing and top-notch presentation are the keys to cracking the current sales market, according to W.A. Ellis.

Think you know all the famous houses in Kensington & Chelsea? Well you can test your knowledge and get some exercise at the same time by signing up to RBKC's inaugural "Blue Plaque Bike Tour" this weekend.

It's results day for Winkworth and as usual there's no shortage of interesting stats to mull over. In a nutshell, the firm reported a 6.4% increase in transactions, a 7.8% increase in turnover, a 10.

An auctioneer in Northumberland had a "once-in-a-career experience" when he entered an empty, 25-room, 18th century mansion this week.

How does a developer successfully choose, commission and install artwork? Can the right pieces significantly enhance saleability? What are the tangible benefits for the wider art scene?

Prime London is spreading at a rate of 125 metres per year, with the traditional £1,000 psf prime benchmark value being usurped by a new wave of £2,000 psf properties, according to a new report by CBRE.

**UPDATE: Finchatton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation have now completed on the £250m purchase of 20 Grosvenor Square. **

Savills has been asking this very question to lenders today as part of the firm's 25th annual financing property presentation. In short, no.

This year's events programme at the 41st Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair  (6th to 16th June 2013), has a few real gems for arty/antiquey/interiors types...

Prime central London house prices are now 58% above their 2009 low, having risen by 7.2% over the last 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.

As this year's horticultural hullaballoo dies down for another year, our landscape design guru Barry Burrows reflects on his baptism of fire...