Optimism in the air for property show March 4, 2012 AROUND 19,000 delegates are expected to attend MIPIM, the world’s largest property conference, which begins in Cannes today – a rise of 1,000 compared to the year before. More than 90 countries are attending the four-day extravaganza to discuss investment opportunities and showcase property from the City of London to Manchester and Birmingham. Event organiser [...]
The ultimate no-fuss, late-season ski resort March 4, 2012 WE are having dinner in the swankiest restaurant in Les Deux Alpes when a strange story comes through on the iPhone. A high-flying Tory MP has been pictured at an outrageous Nazi-themed stag do in nearby ski resort Val Thorens (he is eventually forced to resign as an adviser to David Cameron). Though just a [...]
Luxury by the racetrack at Ellenborough Park March 4, 2012 IT’S hard to know which view to admire more: the grand sweep of Ellenborough Park’s main house, which began life as an sixteenth-century manor, or the view from that house of Cheltenham racecourse. The rails are so close that a decent pair of binoculars could almost save you buying a ticket to the club enclosure. [...]
On top of the world at Capri’s Punta Tragara March 4, 2012 THE tour boat rounded a bend. “Look up there,” the driver told us. “That’s the Punta Tragara, the fanciest and best hotel on the island.” Everyone looked up at the grand orange palace, all jutting balconies and terraces, perched on the top of one of Capri’s highest spots. My friend and I chuckled and kept [...]
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PROPERTY: BUY March 1, 2012 DIRECTOR DOUGLAS & GORDON Q. I have been offered a parking space that’s close to my flat. Parking is a nightmare around my flat in Tooting but I don’t have a car. Should I consider buying it? A. Depending on where you live, a parking space can be a very good investment. Closer to the [...]
Return of the Mayfair home March 1, 2012 It would be disingenuous to call Mayfair “up and coming” – after all, its prestige and attractions have drawn the world’s elite for centuries. But change is afoot: no longer just a haven for hedge funds, designer shops and the odd rich Russian resident, Mayfair’s stock of residential property is rocketing as offices are converted [...]
Rising stock: residential options in W1K March 1, 2012 PARK STREET Price: £14,950,000 An impressive Mayfair town house with generous accommodation and entertaining space with direct access onto the secret Green Street gardens. Planning permission is in place to extend the house from 7,345 sq ft to 9,304 sq ft. Call Wetherell on 020 7493 6935. WALPOLE MAYFAIR Price: TBD A conversion of former [...]
Wetherspoon and co make for easy laughs March 1, 2012 Film THIS MEANS WAR Cert: 12A *** WHEN Charlie’s Angels director McG meets Simon Kinberg, writer of the original Mr and Mrs Smith script, the result is big, brainless fun. Throw a great cast into the mix, ensuring they can deal with some incredibly cringeworthy clichés, and you’re onto a dumb-but-enjoyable winner. When CIA agents [...]
Canary Wharf station gets an arty screen March 1, 2012 CANARY Wharf station just got a whole lot more interesting. No longer just a place for commuters to rush through en route to work, it is – for the next year at least – home to a series of video art installations commissioned by Art on the Underground. The opening series of Canary Wharf Screen [...]