Location: United Kingdom

Planning Minister Nick Boles has comes out swinging against local authorities that have "an irrational objection" to office-to-resi permitted development rights.

Transport for London and developer Capco are all set to agree terms to form a joint venture to bring forward the first phases of Sir Terry Farrell's (award-winning) Earls Court Masterplan.

Prime central London rents rose for the first time in 21 months in January, according to Knight Frank. It was only a 0.2% increase, but that's still the biggest since September 2011.

How do you kit out a Grade II listed property in Mayfair with oodles of cutting edge technology, without compromising the building or falling foul of ultra-sensitive planning restrictions?

KFH has added another office to its burgeoning network, as the firm's "aggressive" expansion plans continue apace.

"The story for 2013 is about sales volume, not pricing growth," says a new report from Christie's International Real Estate and Strutt & Parker, as median prices in three of the world's top luxury destinations…

Eton Events' annual champagne and real estate shindig - The Luxury Property Show - has been snapped up by a Daventry-based multimedia company.

Chesterton Humberts has appointed Paul Belson as its new Residential Investment Director.

Knight Frank's commercial team has produced a rather nifty video that highlights how London's landscape will be transformed by 2020 thanks to "billions of pounds spent on new infrastructure ...

Advising the rich is often as much about personal relationships as about professional expertise, especially when it comes to an asset as emotive as a new home.

North London agency Aston Chase has been having a cracking start to the year, tucking away two record-breaking penthouse apartments in St John's Wood within a couple of days of each other.

A merger has been announced between Essex-based housebuilder Countryside and luxury developer Millgate.