Location: United Kingdom

Declines recorded in 29 of the capital's local authorities over the past 12 months, with RBKC the worst performer; annual rate of house price growth across the UK’s 20 major cities slows to 3.

House-builder aims to hire 350 new recruits in the next 18-24 months, with ambitions to double in size in five years

Resi sales agents CBRE & Knight Frank 'stood down' at landmark West End scheme as developer 'sees no point in chasing a market that is increasingly detached from reality'

Hedge fund boss speaks out after council proposes radical overhaul of the rules around acquiring unused dwellings

York-based Croft Residential tucks away 24 deals totalling nearly £40m as demand for luxury properties 'outstrips supply'

Realistic pricing is the key to generating competing interest in this kind of market, advises Savills

Government seeks views on new rights to allow greater flexibility for change of use, and to use the airspace above existing buildings for additional new homes and extensions

The Oxford branch is Carter Jonas' biggest regional centre outside of London

Singapore and Hong Kong have seen prime property prices rise the fastest in the last year, says Knight Frank; Vancouver has seen the biggest fall

And 64% of London homes worth more than £5m are "empty", according to a new study by Rowland Atkinson, Chair of Inclusive Studies at Sheffield University

19% fewer rental properties were listed in London in Q3 compared to last year, reports Rightmove

Ahead of Spreadsheet Phil's big day, London Central Portfolio collates the latest SDLT statistics to argue why the government's recent programme of tax reforms has been both 'ill-conceived and ineffective',…