PROPERTY NEWS September 29, 2011 BUYING NOW CHEAPER THAN RENTING Falling house prices and increasing rental demand has made it cheaper to buy than rent in 45 of the 50 largest towns across Britain. The cost of renting is now 13 per cent higher on average than the cost of owning, according to the latest research from property website Zoopla.co.uk. [...]
Winterbottom: Highlight at the BFI London Film Festival September 29, 2011 TICKETS are selling fast for events at this year’s 55th BFI London Film Festival. With the glitzy premiere, 360, starring Rachel Weisz, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law opening the fortnight on 12 October, no wonder the event is proving popular. Last year, all eyes were on the King’s Speech, which went on to pick [...]
Great for kicks, not for thrills as spooks get sentimental September 29, 2011 THE DEBT Cert: 15 Dame Helen Mirren has swapped comic Russell Brand’s antics for serious action as secret agent, Rachel Singer. An English remake of an Israeli espionage thriller, the Debt flits between the 1960s when three Mossad agents capture the Surgeon of Birkenau, one of Hitler’s henchmen, and 1997, when Singer, celebrated for the [...]
Meandre can give Fabre another Arc September 29, 2011 SUNDAY’S Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe now looks set to be run on unusually quick ground with Paris having been bathed in sunshine all week. John Gosden’s Nathaniel, a mudlark who was originally many people’s idea of the possible winner, will stay at home and his place is now taken by stablemate Masked Marvel. [...]
Red Rose will be made to work hard in nerve-racking Auckland decider September 29, 2011 ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND Saturday – 8.30am ITV 1 SCOTLAND would love nothing more than to spoil England’s party when the adversaries renew their rivalry in Auckland tomorrow morning. England’s fate is in their own hands and Martin Johnson recognises a win would guarantee top spot in Pool B. In contrast, the Scots’ chances are hanging [...]
North London bragging rights can go to Redknapp’s Tottenham September 29, 2011 TOTTENHAM fans would have feared the worst when their team was hammered 5-1 by Manchester City at White Hart Lane last month, but they have since won three straight Premier League contests and will be looking to add to Arsenal’s woes on Sunday. Spurs have lost just one of their last six league clashes against [...]
Germany votes for Eurozone crisis plan September 29, 2011 Germany’s parliament approved new powers for the euro zone’s crisis fund but it was not clear if Angela Merkel got enough votes from her coalition to silence rebels worried about funding a series of bailouts of countries like Greece. Support from the opposition meant there had been no doubt Germany would okay new powers for [...]
Mortgage approvals up September 29, 2011 The number of new mortgages approved, but not yet lent, for home buyers in August rose to its highest level since December 2009, according to figures from the Bank of England. It said 52,410 mortgages were approved last month. That was nearly three thousand more than in July, and the highest number since December 2009. [...]
Thomas Cook ditches dividend payments September 29, 2011 Thomas Cook expects to reach an agreement with its lending banks by the end of October to relax the criteria for a key test of its financial health due in December, finance director Paul Hollingworth said. “I think we should have an agreement by the end of October. If things are getting tighter what we [...]
LSE trading steady as Rolet eyes growth September 29, 2011 The London Stock Exchange said its main share trading activity was flat by value of trades and up by number of orders for the past six months, with chief executive Xavier Rolet citing fixed income and clearing as particular growth areas. The exchange said its British share trading was £5bn a day, on a par [...]
