The only way is Essex for hidden gems September 1, 2011 ROLLING countryside, boutique shops and country pubs – but most importantly not a vajazzle in sight. Essex has a whole lot more to offer than the controversial The Only Way is Essex TV series would like to portray. The area has all the charms and convenience of the most-desired Home Counties of Surrey and Kent. [...]
STEVENAGE, HERTS September 1, 2011 SWALE CLOSE Price: £239,995 This three-bedroom semi-detached house is located in a quiet cul-de-sac and within the sought-after Great Ashby area. It offers ample space since it is spread across three floors and has a large conservatory extending from the back. Contact: Vincent Giddings on 01438 960 010 or go to www.vincentgiddings.co.uk JACKDAW CLOSE Price: [...]
PROPERTY NEWS BY LYDIA ELLIS September 1, 2011 NEW MERIBEL DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED A new property development in Meribel has launched and is due for completion in December 2012. The Les Balcons de la Chapelle development comprises of two, three and four bedroom apartments and chalets, offering easy access to numerous ski runs with just a short walk to ski lifts, shops and restaurants. [...]
SELL September 1, 2011 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON ESTATE AGENT KAY & CO Q.I have had my property on the market for six months with two different agents. I have had over fifty viewings, but only two offers, and they were both at a discount of 30 per cent of the asking price. The second agent has been telling [...]
A great British bone-chiller September 1, 2011 Film KILL LIST Cert: 18 Rating: ***** WELL, here’s something unusual. A nerve-shredding British thriller that’s perfectly acted, brutally effective in its plotting and script and completely gripping. Director Ben Wheatley may have put it together with very little budget, but it has “instant classic” written all over it. Neil Maskell (Football Factory) plays Jay, [...]
FILM HIGHLIGHTS September 1, 2011 THE DEBT Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson star in this taut spy thriller about retired Mossad agents whose past – as played out by younger actors Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington – comes back to haunt them. FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis step up to the A-List in a romantic comedy that [...]
theatre HIGHLIGHTS THIS AUTUMN eight of the best September 1, 2011 THE TEMPEST Theatre Royal, Haymarket Ralph Fiennes, soon to be starring in his own film version of Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus, takes on the iconic role of Prospero in this must-see production (see right). It’s the first major London staging of the Bard’s mysterious final play in years, and also happens to offer the prospect of [...]
London’s rent continues to edge upward August 31, 2011 STRONG demand and weak supply continues to hike up London rents, with many young people struggling to get a step onto the property ladder. “Rental growth in London and the south has outperformed the rest of the country, though all regions have seen a pickup in rents,” the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said [...]
British mortgage sales decline across the board August 31, 2011 MORTGAGE sales in the year to April sank to their lowest rate since the Financial Services Authority (FSA) began gathering the figures in 2005, it emerged yesterday. “Overall, mortgage sales declined by seven per cent from 2009-10 to 2010-11,” the FSA said. The decline was across the board, with sales of mortgages to first-time buyers, [...]
Stay in touch on the move August 31, 2011 HAVING a Bluetooth headset permanently stuck in your ear is pretty much at the epicentre of uncool. However, if you’re someone who travels a lot, at some point you have to accept that it’s a necessity. Plug-in headphones with a microphone attachment really don’t cut the mustard if you’ve important calls to make, while Bluetooth [...]