SKI NOTES October 24, 2010 Ski Chamonix in style Save £865 per person with this seven night package at Les Granges d’en Haut, Chamonix. Stay seven nights from £1,850 per person in a two bedroom chalet and in addition to a hearty daily breakfast, you’ll have free chauffeur service to the slopes and village centre, après ski tea and cakes, [...]
The Malay paradise where the world’s A-list comes to relax October 24, 2010 THERE’s a moment, when I step in to the glistening emerald Malaysian waters of my own secluded cove, next to my private “Estate”, when I can see just why this place is so popular with celebrities. The sun is shining. Hornbills are squawking in the air. There’s no-one to take in my pasty white bikini-clad [...]
TRAVEL NOTES: HALF TERM October 24, 2010 Space fair at RAH Encourage your little ones’ interest in space while you can and take them to this festival of art, music, science and education themed around the night sky, extra-terrestrial activity, astrobiology and a good deal more. Events include talks, screenings of classic space-questioning films, including ET and Close Encounters of the Third [...]
Fairs and exhibitions catering to amateur buyers show that home is where the art is October 21, 2010 IT’S one of the more basic facts of interior design: unless you live in some whitewashed, ultra-minimalist zen house – and that’s so very five years ago, dear – a room benefits from some kind of art on its walls. As leading interior designer and art collector Nina Campbell says: “You reach that moment when [...]
ARTISTIC FURNITURE TO BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME October 21, 2010 FOR THE SALON 960S ITALIAN GOLD WROUGHT IRON TABLE WITH GLASS TOP £1,950 WWW.TALISMANLONDON.COM FOR THE STUDY NOTTING HILL SLIPPER CHAIR £1710 WWW.BLACKORCHID INTERIORS.CO.UK FOR THE HALL MADEMOISELLE MOSCHINO CHAIRS £486 WWW.KARTELL.COM FOR THE LOUNGE BALLOON SMALL ARM CHAIR WITH TUBULAR BANDS OF RED FABRIC £4,705 ARMANICASA.COM
FOCUS ON: BOW, E3 October 21, 2010 PACIFIC COURT, CASPIAN WHARF Price: Three-beds from £404,950. Due for completion in 2012, these apartments are now for sale. They include a concierge service and underground parking. Contact: Berkeley Homes on 0844 800 1152, www. berkeleyhomes.co.uk PARNELL ROAD Price: £575,000 Close to Victoria Park, this three-bed modern house has an open-plan living area and kitchen [...]
BUYING October 21, 2010 RUSSELL HUNT MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, I am a first-time buyer, please can you advise me on the buying process? A.Before you have found a property and agreed to buy, you need to make sure that you have your finances all in place. It is also really important to have your solicitor set [...]
PROPERTY NEWS October 21, 2010 HOME BUYERS GO GREEN It appears that Britons’ global conscience is alive and well. A new survey commissioned in advance of Energy Saving Week (25-31 Oct) says that over half of people are attracted to a new home because of its energy efficiency. Well, ok, maybe there is a little bit of self-interest there: the [...]
Taking the hassle out of heritage homes October 21, 2010 TO those with the cash (or the ability to fantasize), the character and history of a listed property wins out over the hassle-free simplicity of a new build any day. It’s also reassuring that they’ve already survived a couple of hundred years and so will probably survive a few more. Yet however tempting heritage buildings [...]
Out of retirement plan, into the fire October 21, 2010 FILM RED Cert: 12A Helen Mirren firing a machine gun – that’s the Big Sell on this picture, and it’s a pretty good one. Mirren is a prim, proper, elegant English lady – as always (and that’s the point). She lives in a gorgeous house in the American countryside and also just happens to be [...]