FOCUS ON: HENLEY May 3, 2012 ST ANDREWS ROAD Price: £2.25m A detached five bedroom family home with three reception rooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, a garage, a large garden and a pool. Contact savills.co.uk or call 01491 843 000 RIDGEWAY FARMHOUSE Price: £3.25m A Grade II Listed, three bedroom home with a kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, dining Room, drawing Room, [...]
NEED TO KNOW | AREA INSIGHT May 3, 2012 COMMUTING AND AREA Henley is in an unspoiled part of the country but retains the buzz of London. It hasdirect trains to Paddington which take just over an hour, easy access to both the M4 and M40 and is only a short distance to Heathrow, which means it attracts both international and London buyers. Situated [...]
High tech flats launch in Lewisham May 3, 2012 Family Mosaic last weekend launched its new Central Park development in Lewisham. The futuristic development includes electric car charging points in the basement car park and photovoltaic panels to generate electricity from daylight to help power the lifts and communal lighting. Prices are expected to start from £179,950 for a one bedroom apartment. To register [...]
BUY May 3, 2012 DIRECTOR OF ESTATE AGENT, DOUGLAS & GORDON Q.All my friends keep telling me that if I wait, prices will fall. It does seem that in my area, North Kensington, some properties are coming down in price. Should I wait? A.Over the last 10 years, flats in the area you mention have gone up on average [...]
No Sparks in The Lucky One May 3, 2012 FILM THE LUCKY ONE Cert 12A | by Stevie Martin * THE LUCKY One, the latest Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) adaptation, amounts to little more than a group of pretty people lurching from one awkward, cringey scene to the next. Zac Efron is Logan, a man who avoided death in Iraq thanks to a photo [...]
Piggy squeals loudly but still disappoints May 3, 2012 FILM PIGGY Cert 18 | by Stevie Martin ** THE latest London-based gangland thriller sees a quiet and listless delivery boy (Martin Compston) blankly surviving a dull existence in the city after his brother is attacked by a vicious gang. When Piggy (a charismatic Paul Anderson), an old friend he can hardly remember, turns up [...]
Silent House is scary but it feels grubby May 3, 2012 FILM SILENT HOUSE Cert 15 | by Tom Latter *** IF THE mark of a good horror film is plunging the audience into an unrelentingly tense and nightmarish world, then Silent House is a triumph. It’s certainly very familiar, centring entirely on an isolated and inexplicably terrifying old house, and the plight of a girl [...]
Mo*vida enters its third phase and Soho gets yet more wine May 3, 2012 Last week one of London’s heaviest hitting hotspots relaunched for its third incarnation, revitalising itself to remain fresh and keep pace with the capital’s highly competitive entertainment market. Mo*vida has become a global brand and after opening an installation in Dubai it has enlisted the help of Sammy Chams (Maddox, L’Arc Paris) to conduct an [...]
Stepping into summer with colour and verve May 2, 2012 Carven linen and patent leather slingbacks, £325, netaporter.com The fashion pack’s favourite new label, these multi-texture, multi-colour slingbacks are the perfect way to bring summer to work. Acne Ambrosia tasselled leather sandals, £330, brownsfashion.com A-listers love this Swedish brand, and these tasselled sandals are the latest must-have. Gorgeous earth tones make them versatile and elegant. [...]
…and at Mr Porter, it’s all about colours and soft fabrics May 2, 2012 Jimmy Choo Eaton fringed driving shoe, £295 We say if you’re getting behind the wheel of a slick vehicle, you need the togs to match. And hey, zooming through the Alps can wear the feet out; these will make the ride smoother. Rivieras cotton slip-ons, £50 A shoe that evokes summer in all its verdant [...]