Focus on Victoria: Grab a prime bargain in SW1 November 27, 2014 Victoria has long been a place of work, but it’s been a while since it’s been a place to live. Dominated by a mixture of grey government office blocks and its various transport hubs, it certainly doesn’t fit the desirable London village trend. But that may be about to change. Developer Land Securities [...]
It doesn’t get more central than The Beecham in Covent Garden November 27, 2014 Covent Garden, that stretch of meandering streets off The Strand that culminates in the famous piazza, has been through every stage of London life. It started out, as many of the City’s suburbs did, as countryside, serving as gardens for Westminster Abbey. Then came its first gentrification phase when Henry VIII seized the land [...]
On the frontline November 27, 2014 PENNY MOSGROVE MD AT QUINTESSENTIALLY ESTATES You might not think an estate agent’s office is much altered by festivities, but we, too, get the occasional Christmas shopper through the door. Even at Quintessentially Estates, where we’re used to dealing with top-end property acquisitions for some of the world’s wealthiest individuals, we sometimes find ourselves playing [...]
78 Carlton Hill: Eric Idle’s old St John’s Wood home where Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher partied with the Rolling Stones November 27, 2014 Eric Idle used to let movie stars stay in his home in St John’s Wood while filming. Now, anyone can stay, for the right price. Tucked away in a quiet corner of north west London, a magnificent townhouse once hosted an unusual evening of frivolity between some of the biggest icons of 1980s pop [...]
As Harriet Green exits Thomas Cook, what’s the right amount of time to stay in a job? November 26, 2014 Quitting while ahead may help you to move on to bigger things. Whenever high-flying chief executives abruptly part company with their firm, the gossip antennae of City folk immediately start twitching – searching for signs of a scandal or cover-up. Not so with outgoing Thomas Cook chief executive Harriet Green, who yesterday resigned [...]
DIY investing: Five crucial tips to remember when going it alone November 25, 2014 Think carefully about your risk profile and platform choice REFORMS to the way financial advice is charged for in the UK have led to a sharp uptick in the number of investors shunning advisers in favour of self-managed portfolios bought through a platform. The Retail Distribution Review (RDR), introduced at the end of 2012, stopped [...]
Winter sports insurance: Have you got it covered? November 25, 2014 Not many policies will allow you to go off-piste without a qualified instructor NEARLY 40 per cent of winter sports holidaymakers head to the slopes without travel insurance, according to government figures. And 31 per cent have admitted to not checking their policy to ensure they’re covered. But despite all the small print, getting the [...]
Get the most out of business travel: Avoid jet lag and embrace distraction-free flights November 25, 2014 Fasting to avoid jet lag and embracing life without internet can ensure you don’t waste time. Travelling abroad is part and parcel of business life, and flying is often essential. But these trips can often be very short and, while your schedule on the ground may be back-to-back, there is a risk that the [...]
Opec cuts: No line in the sand for oil – CNBC Comment November 24, 2014 Not that I’m trying to do myself out of a job, but I’m a tad amazed by the furore building up about this Thursday’s Opec meeting in Vienna. I haven’t been to all the previous 165 gatherings, but I’ve been to most of the last 25 or so, and all of a sudden it’s become [...]
How the moving average can improve your FX trading – DailyFX Tips & Picks November 24, 2014 THE MOVING average is one of many tools you can use to extract gains from FX markets. It is a technical lagging indicator, derived from the average closing prices of a desired period, and is one of the oldest and most common forms of technical analysis. The central benefit of the moving average is that [...]