Four tactics buyers must use to beat sellers in London’s housing market October 11, 2019 If you’re looking to buy residential property in London right now, buckle your seatbelt: despite recent doom and gloom headlines, Central London remains a seller’s market. It is true prices have come off about 20 per cent since the 2014 high. It’s also true that the average time a London home spends on the market [...]
Style meets substance in this completely sustainable lounge October 11, 2019 This week, top interior designers from across Europe descended on Kensington Olympia for Decorex, the annual industry show where they go to get their furniture, fabric, lighting and craft inspiration for the next year. The centrepiece of the event is the VIP lounge, which is taken over by a different design team each year with [...]
Why cash-rich renters are on the rise October 11, 2019 According to conventional British wisdom, renting is something you do when you can’t afford to buy a house. While that’s still true of the majority of London renters, there is another group – and they’re growing. Some are international executives coming here to work for a year or two. There are wealthy overseas students, too, [...]
Gemini Man review: A technical tour de force, but a mediocre action movie October 10, 2019 Ang Lee’s latest film, Gemini Man is remarkable for two reasons. Firstly, it stars regular Will Smith facing off against a digitally de-aged Will Smith, in a feat of cinematic engineering that is genuinely very convincing. Thanks to whatever manner of advanced Snapchat filters Ang Lee brought to bear upon the actor’s motion-captured face, Smith [...]
Weekly Grill: The world-famous Nobuyuki Matsuhisa on his mother’s miso soup and how he used to hustle for eels October 8, 2019 Who are you and what do you do? I am Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, also known as ‘Nobu’, sushi chef proprietor of Nobu and Matsuhisa restaurants, author and father. I currently own 49 restaurants in 44 cities on five continents around the world. What’s new at Nobu in London? We are hosting a series of ‘Tastemakers’ dinners at Nobu [...]
Fitness advice: Fix body and soul in the great outdoors October 8, 2019 The City is great. I’ve owned a gym here for almost 10 years. It can be invigorating being around so many people, seeing all the new buildings fly up, checking out all the new bars and restaurants. But there’s a flip-side. Being around so many people can be mentally and physically draining. An office full [...]
Style with Confidence October 7, 2019 Wednesday 16th October6.30pm – 8.30pmTurnbull & Asser, 71-72 Jermyn St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6PF Join the City A.M. Club and Turnbull & Asser to hear from their hosts – Turnbull & Asser Creative Director, Becky French, Blackhorse Lane denim workshop owner, Bilgehan “Han” Ates, and journalist Aleks Cvetkovic – on how to revitalise your style and confidence. Enjoy an [...]
Stage and screen actress Tracy Ann Oberman on her latest role, being trolled on Twitter and why Eastenders is like the golden age of Hollywood October 4, 2019 Stage actress, Eastenders mega-bitch, social media warrior. With her voluminous blonde mane, practiced side-eye and reputation for being fearlessly outspoken, Tracy-Ann Oberman cuts an intimidating figure. We meet at a bijou cafe just off Hampstead Heath, the kind that sells £400 vintage chairs and is filled with brunching mums and toddlers. She breezes in, fashionably [...]
Bruce Springsteen turned 70 this year. We visit the downbeat seaside town in New Jersey made famous by the Boss… October 4, 2019 On the boardwalk of the small seaside town of Asbury Park is a fortune-telling booth, which has been owned by the same family of psychics since 1932. When I visit at ten in the morning, it’s shut, with a phone number pinned to the window instead. Surely they should have known I was coming. This [...]
The Last Supper: Musician and DJ Cerys Matthews tells us what she’d eat for her last meal on earth, including Ian Brown’s secret recipe October 4, 2019 When I was touring I used to keep a little journal about food, full of curiosities and surprises and things that make you smile. Like the fact people from Luxembourg call turkeys “schnuddelhong”, which translates as “snot hen”. Once you’ve heard that you can’t look at a turkey the same way. I collected all these [...]