LUCY MORTON, LETTINGS, WA ELLIS | OLYMPICS LETS ARE A BAD IDEA February 16, 2012 “We are now receiving enquiries in their droves about lettings over the Olympic period. Interestingly, 90 per cent of these enquiries are coming from landlords, which tells a story in itself. At the moment, there is very limited demand from tenants. “I offer a word of caution to investor landlords who are considering losing their [...]
RENT February 16, 2012 HEAD OF RENTALS AT AYLESFORD INTERNATIONAL Q. I’ve recently come into the market for a buy-to let property and noticed that there are quite a few new developments nearing completion in 2012 – should I look to purchase a flat in a modern development or consider a converted flat in an older building? A. Whether [...]
Scottish house price dip means good value buys February 16, 2012 SCOTLAND: land of hunting, shooting, fishing…and fortified castles set amid hundreds of acres selling for less than £3m, the cost of a mere flat in certain parts of London. As Jamie Macnab, of Savills’ Edinburgh office, says: “Someone said to me once that four square miles of London is worth more than the whole of [...]
FOCUS ON: PUTNEY February 16, 2012 Roehampton Lane Price: £2.5m Detached, gated six bedroom house with four bathrooms, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, two cloakrooms, two balconies, an extensive garden, off-street parking and garage. Contact putney@hamptons-int.com Enmore Road Price: £2m Semi-detached family house with a wealth of period features, a west facing garden and gated off-street parking. Features five bedrooms, drawing [...]
THE LONDON BAROMETER February 16, 2012 There’s little doubt the market has potential with the highest number of buyers registering for 12 months. It seems the domestic market is picking up quickest with lower/middle level flats selling at last. The higher end is proving a little stickier in early 2012 as foreign buyers, driving prices north, pause for breath. Perhaps the [...]
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Twee February 16, 2012 Film EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Cert: 12A ** by Steve Dinneen Tragedy can have a powerful effect on popular culture, be it on a local scale (the Smiths singing about the Moors murders; Terrence Malick’s Badlands on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree) or as a reaction to global events (Japanese Manga’s fixation on nuclear holocaust; [...]
Black Cats to taste victory with second bite of cherry February 16, 2012 SUNDERLAND vs ARSENAL TOMORROW – 5.15PM ITV 1 HAVING watched Arsenal’s disastrous trip to the San Siro on Wednesday, Sunderland might be licking their lips in anticipation of progressing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Arsenal were abject against AC Milan in their midweek Champions League clash, the 4-0 result becoming Arsene Wenger’s worst [...]
Captain Cook could struggle to continue his fine ODI form February 16, 2012 PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND SATURDAY – 11.00 AM SKY SPORTS FOR a long time Alastair Cook couldn’t even get in England’s one day side. Now, no man’s place in the team is more secure. The Three Lions skipper has registered a number of big scores at the top of the order and this week became the [...]
Likely non-runners make Irish pair attractive in Albert Bartlett Hurdle February 16, 2012 WITH only 24 days to go until the start of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, the majority of ante-post markets are beginning to reach a stage of maturity where there may be better value waiting until the day. That said, the next 48 hours or so will see the reputations of many well-fancied hopes either seriously [...]
Burton Port to put it up to Long Run February 16, 2012 THERE is a fantastic card at Newbury this afternoon and both the racecourse and sponsors Betfair should be commended for rescheduling the key races following last Saturday’s abandonment. The big betting contest of the day is the Betfair Hurdle (1.15pm) and all the key protagonists have stood the ground. I put up both SIRE DE [...]
