Q & A October 24, 2013 DIRECTOR, DOUGLAS & GORDON Figures in the press give me the impression I’ve missed the buying boat. Have I? The trouble with statistics is they can be interpreted in different ways. The only sure-fire stat is offered by the Land Registry, which values a range of properties and tells us that, while UK average house [...]
Focus on… Mayfair: The playground of the international super-rich October 24, 2013 IF YOU grew up in Britain, chances are you’ll know Mayfair is the most expensive property in Monopoly. In the classic game, buying the dark blue street sets you back an astronomical… £400. These days you’ll do well to buy a square centimetre in Mayfair with that kind of money. The area’s grand regency mansions [...]
Private View: On the market in Mayfair this week October 24, 2013 PARK LANE PLACE, W1 £5.95m Three bed, three bathroom apartment on the 7th floor with a balcony and access to the leisure facilities of the Marriott Hotel. Contact Harrods Estates on 020 7409 9001 MOUNT ROW, W1K £7m Three double ensuite bedrooms with walnut wooden flooring throughout. Close to Mount Street and Grosvenor Square. Contact [...]
London Barometer October 24, 2013 DIRECTOR, DOUGLAS & GORDON PRIME central (PC) and prime south west (PSW) London continue to be polar opposites; buyers are not paying asking prices in PC but are driving prices up in PSW. With stock levels down 35 per cent on last year, it’s telling that purchases in PC often follow a price reduction; this [...]
A sci-fi treat with plenty of brains October 24, 2013 FILM ENDER’S GAME Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Four Stars ENDER’S Game is a science fiction adventure about a special boy, sent to a special school, where he is trained to be a ruthless war commander. Basically, it’s Harry Potter. If he’d been sent to a military academy. In space. The internet has been [...]
Toure accused of false racism complaint as CSKA hit back October 24, 2013 CSKA MOSCOW have hit back at Manchester City’s Yaya Toure, accusing the Ivory Coast midfielder of fabricating a complaint that he was subjected to monkey chants from their fans during Wednesday’s Champions League match. In the face of growing condemnation yesterday, the Russians also quoted his international colleague Seydou Doumbia, who plays for CSKA, as [...]
Mourinho fined £8,000 by FA October 24, 2013 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has escaped a touchline ban and instead been fined £8,000 by the Football Association after admitting to a charge of improper conduct in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Cardiff. Mourinho was sent to the stands in the victory at Stamford Bridge following an exchange with referee Anthony Taylor. But the Portuguese [...]
French strike over super tax October 24, 2013 CLUBS in the top two tiers of French football plan to strike next month in protest at government proposals to introduce a 75 per cent “super tax” on those whose annual salary exceeds €1m (£850,000). Under the proposals clubs, as opposed to individuals, would be liable to pay the increased rate of tax, though Ligue [...]
Europa League: Villas-Boas not ready to toast Defoe milestone October 24, 2013 SHERIFF TIRASPOL 0 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas says celebrating Jermain Defoe’s achievement of equalling the club’s all-time European goalscoring record will remain on hold until he seals their qualification for the Europa League knockout stages. After defender Jan Vertonghen headed the opener, Defoe doubled Spurs’ lead with his 22nd European goal [...]
Unions relent but English clubs still set on rebel cup October 24, 2013 PREMIERSHIP Rugby chief Mark McCafferty has ruled out a compromise deal with Heineken Cup chiefs ERC despite the six unions involved in the row over the future of the European club game accepting his blueprint. Talks in Dublin ended yesterday with all unions agreeing on changes to the number of places available to the English, [...]
