FOOD & BOOZE NEWS August 15, 2011 VIVEK SINGH CITY POPUP The City gets a pop-up with a (sort of) al fresco offering from Cinnamon Kitchen major domo Vivek Singh. Lasting until the end of September, Cinnamon Square can be found in Devonshire Square (just outside the Kitchen), with Bengali crab cod cakes, Bombay spiced tilapia, Hyderabadi spiced duck pao and aubergine [...]
House prices drop throughout London August 14, 2011 LONDON’S house prices have collapsed in August, yet a leading analyst has said that global financial worries will not impact the housing market across the UK. Asking prices were down in all 32 London boroughs this month, plummeting 3.4 per cent across the capital, according to the Rightmove index released this morning. Prices in London [...]
Office space take-up in the City stays flat August 14, 2011 TAKE-UP of office space in the City remained at its lowest level since 2009 in the last quarter, according to new research by Equipe. There have been no moves to offices larger than 50,000 sq ft in the last six months, with take-up of office space at just 834,000 sq ft, slightly down on the [...]
Sun, flowers and history in Corsica August 14, 2011 THE blue Corsican sky rained men as we breakfasted on warm baguettes and chestnut flavoured honey on the terrace of our villa overlooking the bay of Calvi on the island’s north-west coast. As they leapt from their plane the parachutists from the nearby Foreign Legion base distracted us from another arresting sight – Calvi’s ancient [...]
BEDFORD ROAD, HOLWELL August 11, 2011 This six-bedroom family house comes with 0.87 acres of land. Its extensive gardens and grounds are well-maintained. It has a large fitted kitchen, a dining and living room, library and office. Contact: Chesterton Humberts on 020 7594 4746 or go to www.chestertonhumberts.com STEVENAGE ROAD Price: £212,500 Formerly a schoolhouse, this three-bedroom property retains many of [...]
Stepping into the property market of the new world order August 11, 2011 WITH debt and financial turmoil gripping the economies of Europe, North America and Japan, it’s not hard to look at the rise of India, China and Singapore and sense a coming shift in global power. Recent headlines have been staggering: last year, David Cameron led the largest British trade delegation to India in living memory, [...]
PROPERTY NEWS August 11, 2011 NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA WATER Barratt Group’s Maple Quays development has opened for purchase. Offering one, two or three bed apartments, the development offers connections to both Canary Wharf and the City. Prices start from £250,000. Contact Barratt on 08448114334 or go to www.barratthomes.co.uk/london NEW NORTH LONDON LUXURY Domus, “the Candy brothers of north London”, [...]
BUYING August 11, 2011 MANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK Q.What effect will the recent fluctuations in the financial markets have on London property? A. Though significant, the movements in the financial markets haven’t caused the same panic or uncertainty that pervaded in the last financial crisis. The resilience that London property prices have shown since the last crisis has [...]
Apeing genius: classic’s remake is a real stunner August 11, 2011 Films RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Cert: 12A THE patience of the millions of fans disappointed by the Tim Burton’s 2001 car crash Planet of the Apes has been rewarded with the brilliant, terrifying, visually stunning Rise of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Brit Rupert Wyatt. James Franco takes on the [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES August 11, 2011 FILM PROJECT NIM More monkeys as a chimpanzee is raised by family 1970s New York. Fun for kids. THE INTERRUPTORS Intelligent drama as three ex-thugs try to protect Chicago from violence. THE SMURFS 3-D The little ones should enjoy the Smurfs’ first 3D trip to the big screen. DVD SUCKER PUNCH Teenage girl’s action fantasy [...]