The beautiful Balearic bubble May 24, 2012 WITH Spain poised to need a bailout, is this a foolish time to think about buying a dream home in Mallorca, Ibiza or Menorca? Not necessarily. Michael Cunnington, of MJC Associates, the Savills Agents in Mallorca, says: “The honest answer is that we still have traffic and people inquiring in the top end but buyers [...]
FOCUS ON: ESHER, SURREY May 24, 2012 CLARE COTTAGE Price: 3.85m This imposing six bedroom house sits on a hill with views across the countryside. The exclusive Clare Hill estate is one of the only private gated residences in the area, with cherry blossom trees and lawned verges on the road. The cottage, which is more than 100 years old, has a [...]
NEED TO KNOW | AREA INSIGHT May 24, 2012 AREA AND COMMUTING Esher is a historic town four miles south-west of Kingston but still within easy commuting distance to London. Trains depart from Waterloo and Clapham Junction every 20 minutes, with the journey taking no longer than 25 minutes. The one drawback is that Oyster cards are not valid, so you’ll have to buy [...]
SELL May 24, 2012 MANAGING DIRECTOR KAY & CO Q. I am going to sell my property and I understand that most enquiries now stem from the internet. How can I ensure that my property stands out from the rest? A. Statistics show that 75 per cent of all property related searches now stem from the internet. There are [...]
PROPERTY NEWS IN BRIEF May 24, 2012 EMBERCOURT ROAD Price: £1.2m This five bedroom, four bathroom property has a large drawing room with a feature fireplace and French doors leading to the rear gardens. The property benefits from concrete floors and under-floor heating throughout. A ground-floor study has views out to the front. Contact Savills on 01372 461 900. HOLMBURY Price: £2.3m [...]
The good, the bad and the average: the best and worst films to keep you out of the sun this week May 24, 2012 FILM MEN IN BLACK III Cert PG | By Chris Ward *** Men in Black III has a major problem to overcome before the opening credits even roll: it has been a decade since the last instalment – so why exactly does it exist? This time, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are up against [...]
VOTE FOR THE WORLD’S BEST WATCH May 24, 2012 Blancpain Watch: X Fathoms Description: A charismatic, ultra-complex enhancement of Blancpain’s iconic 50 Fathoms diving watch. Price: £26,170 FP Journe Watch: CS Chronometre Souverain Description: Beautifully purist yet imbued with character, a slimline beauty from one of the world’s finest watchmakers. Price: £21,000 MB&F Watch: Legacy Machine No.1 Description: Classicism meets pure design audaciousness – including a “flying” balance wheel above the [...]
Sole has the Power to win Temple Stakes again May 24, 2012 SOLE POWER did this column a massive favour 12 months ago when landing Haydock’s Group Two Temple Stakes and he looks to hold solid claims of notching back-to-back wins tomorrow afternoon (3.00pm) in the next instalment of the QIPCO British Champions Series. Eddie Lynam’s five-year-old never got the credit he deserved for winning the Nunthorpe [...]
HAYLEY’S THOUGHTS May 24, 2012 I’M going to be riding at Goodwood for the next two days, but I’ve had a good look at tomorrow’s Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock, the next leg of the QIPCO British Champions Series. The first thing to say is that with these sprinters everything needs to fall right. There’s very little between them and [...]
O’Brien still tight-lipped on Investec Derby team identity May 24, 2012 AIDAN O’Brien still remains reluctant to confirm the exact make-up of his Investec Derby team, although he confirmed yesterday at Epsom’s ‘Breakfast with the Stars’ that his teenage son Joseph would be on hot favourite Camelot a week tomorrow. The master of Ballydoyle gave nothing more away via telephone link other than the fact that [...]
