Q&A: SELLING June 3, 2010 Russell Hunt MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q. Dear Russell, is it easier to get a mortgage now and what’s the best way for me to go about getting one? A.It is certainly still difficult for individuals to get a mortgage but lending is starting to pick up. However, mortgage lenders are tending to be more [...]
Be inspired by the nautical look June 3, 2010 1 Stripey blue and white dress, Lacoste, £130, www.lacoste.com 2 Sacha shell bracelet, Lola Rose, £65, www.lolarose.co.uk 3 Crystal detail sandals, Giuseppe Zanotti, £720, www.netaporter.com 4 Big tote nylon bag, Marc by Marc Jacobs, £250, www.netaporter.com 5 Beige frame sunnies, Calvin Klein, tel: 0871 5207 165 6 Nautical stripe bardot top, Jaeger, £60, www.jaeger.co.uk 7 [...]
POLISH UP FOR PEEP-TOE SEASON June 3, 2010 Sara Hollamby Style Counsel THIS weekend I’m thinking close friends, glass of rose, tantalizing aromas from the barbie, bare shoulders, and a scent of roses – could it be a more perfect English summer’s weekend? So it’s time to put on that colourful maxi dress that’s been hanging in your wardrobe for the last few [...]
Shocking but scintillating: a look into the dark heart of Americana June 3, 2010 Film THE KILLER INSIDE ME Cert: 18 WITH this psychological thriller, Michael Winterbottom – the prolific English director whose work includes 24 Hour Party People and Angelina Jolie-starring A Mighty Heart – has made a film even more controversial than his 2004 film 9 Songs, which gained notoriety for featuring real sex. An adaptation of [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND June 3, 2010 FILM THE BROTHERS BLOOM Comedy with Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Weicsz. 4.3.2.1 Kidulthood’s Noel Clarke takes combines hoody culture with slick, Hollywood-style action. DEATH AT A FUNERAL Lame-brained US remake of a weak Brit-com, with Peter Dinklage. DVD ALICE IN WONDERLAND Tim Burton’s disappointing take on Lewis Carroll. THE BOOK OF ELI Doomsday [...]
How to have the perfect World Cup at home June 2, 2010 1 Slingbox Pro With World Cup viewing forecast to cost businesses £11.6m this year as matches collide with the working day, make sure you can skive with the best of them. The Slingbox Pro enables you to channel your TV through the internet to your computer or mobile device, wherever you are. Simply set up [...]
Where the cool kids will watch the football June 2, 2010 Going Out LONDON is gearing up for the World Cup and the city is awash with interesting and sophisticated places to enjoy the games – if you know where to look. If you’re based in Canary Wharf, Tompkins is launching in the nick of time. This stylish waterfront restaurant and bar in the Pan Peninsula [...]
Office affairs are rarely wise June 2, 2010 IN OFFICE HOURS BY LUCY KELLAWAY Fig Tree, £12.99 **** by Zoe Strimpel STELLA, Bella, Rhys and James are four employees at fictional City-based oil giant Atlantic Energy. Stella is an executive in her mid-forties with two kids and a stable – if slightly unexciting – marriage. Bella is a PA, with an alcoholic ex-boyfriend [...]
OUT OF OFFICE June 2, 2010 COFFEE TABLE MUST-HAVE Lifestyle group Quintessentially has launched the definitive coffee table book in the form of Perfume, an educational guide to the history of perfume featuring some of the world’s most renowned fragrance noses including Roja Dove and Jo Malone. £25, www.quintessentiallypublishing.com. WILLIAM CURLEY DESSERT BAR The chocolatier (left) has added a sumptuous dessert [...]
VEXED IN THE CITY June 2, 2010 I’m a lawyer and I want to ask out a trainer at my gym DEAR VEXED: I really fancy a trainer at my gym. I want to ask him out but I’m afraid of what my colleagues will think. Many of them go to the same gym, but also I’m afraid it would appear odd [...]