How to find the perfect Maldives August 1, 2010 BEST FOR: SPA COCOA ISLAND Voted best hotel spa in Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean in this year’s Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards, Cocoa Island is the go-to resort for spa aficionados. The whole island is effortlessly chic with a neutral, natural vibe. Locally-sourced thatching and bleached driftwood blends seamlessly into the [...]
Get a lunchtime appetite for running in the #4miler August 1, 2010 EVER thought about upping your fitness levels but just can’t find enough hours in the day? Well, here is an initiative just for you. City.A.M have teamed up with Garmin, leaders in satellite navigation, to bring you the #4miler – giving City workers the chance to reclaim their lunch hours by keeping fit in a [...]
Buy now to take advantage of the Olympic dream July 29, 2010 NEW data released by Lloyds TSB and the Land Registry this week revealed that since London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympic games, property prices in east London have climbed an average of 26 per cent. This compares to a 22 per cent rise across London with houses in the top-performing district, Homerton, [...]
FOCUS ON: THORNTON HEATH, SURREY July 29, 2010 SELLING Russell Hunt MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, I am looking to invest in a London property. Is central London still the best place to buy? A.It certainly makes sense to invest in prime central London property because at the end of the day it is all about supply and demand. Yes, you will [...]
vexx July 29, 2010 MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, I am looking to invest in a London property. Is central London still the best place to buy? A.It certainly makes sense to invest in prime central London property because at the end of the day it is all about supply and demand. Yes, you will pay a high [...]
PROPERTY NEWS July 29, 2010 HIGH DEMAND TO KEEP FARMLAND PRICES UP Increased demand for commercial farmland and a continued lack of supply are keeping rural land price high, the latest Rural Land Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) will show today. Over the past six months a net 47 per cent of estate agents reported [...]
Pity these fools – The A-team flops July 29, 2010 Film THE A-TEAM Cert: 12A Rhys Griffiths A quarter of a century years after the finale of the TV show, the A-Team blunders its way into the twenty-first century – and what should be a film providing two hours of nostalgic, action-packed fun falls short of even the simplest of tasks. Instead it’s lengthy and [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND July 29, 2010 FILM Karate kid Shame on you Jackie Chan. Remake with Jaden “son of Will and Jada” Smith as the kid. south of the border Oliver Stone’s documentary about South America’s left wing resurgence. beautiful kate Harrowing, incest-themed Australian drama, with Bryan Brown. DVD clash of the Titans Lame-brained Greek gods and goddesses adventure, with Sam [...]
More than a simple stopwatch July 29, 2010 A WATCH that tells the time is one thing. A watch that tells the time, the date, the temperature and has an alarm and stopwatch is – well, child’s play in the world of digital technology, but really rather impressive in a hand-made, hand-wound mechanical piece. It’s not for nothing that such features on mechanical [...]
SOCKS IN THE CITY July 29, 2010 WHY would you want to draw attention to a skinny, sometimes hairy piece of leg between your trousers and your shoes? Is it because you’re particularly fond of the knobble on your ankle and it warrants extra attention? Or that you feel that the five inches in question needs cheering up? After David Beckham’s appearance [...]