Bank bounce offsets mining slump to drag FTSE upward September 1, 2011 A BOUNCE back by banks hauled the UK’s leading share index higher yesterday, with earlier falls reversed in the afternoon after stronger than expected manufacturing data allayed fears over the health of the US economy, ahead of a key jobs report. At the close, the FTSE 100 was up 24.12 points or 0.5 per cent [...]
Wall Street drops ahead of job report September 1, 2011 WALL Street’s four-day rally ground to a halt yesterday, with major indices falling one per cent ahead of a key labour market report expected to underscore fears the economy is headed for another recession. Financials were the biggest losers, selling off sharply in the afternoon, led by Goldman Sachs. Goldman’s shares fell 3.5 per cent [...]
A home of very grand designs September 1, 2011 Buying an old home to do it up is one thing. Doing it in the teeth of a major recession, in a house with no heating, collapsing ceilings, shot plumbing and rampant damp, and living there while you renovate it from scratch, is probably rather beyond the call of duty. It’s arguably rather a miracle [...]
The only way is Essex for hidden gems September 1, 2011 ROLLING countryside, boutique shops and country pubs – but most importantly not a vajazzle in sight. Essex has a whole lot more to offer than the controversial The Only Way is Essex TV series would like to portray. The area has all the charms and convenience of the most-desired Home Counties of Surrey and Kent. [...]
STEVENAGE, HERTS September 1, 2011 SWALE CLOSE Price: £239,995 This three-bedroom semi-detached house is located in a quiet cul-de-sac and within the sought-after Great Ashby area. It offers ample space since it is spread across three floors and has a large conservatory extending from the back. Contact: Vincent Giddings on 01438 960 010 or go to www.vincentgiddings.co.uk JACKDAW CLOSE Price: [...]
PROPERTY NEWS BY LYDIA ELLIS September 1, 2011 NEW MERIBEL DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED A new property development in Meribel has launched and is due for completion in December 2012. The Les Balcons de la Chapelle development comprises of two, three and four bedroom apartments and chalets, offering easy access to numerous ski runs with just a short walk to ski lifts, shops and restaurants. [...]
SELL September 1, 2011 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON ESTATE AGENT KAY & CO Q.I have had my property on the market for six months with two different agents. I have had over fifty viewings, but only two offers, and they were both at a discount of 30 per cent of the asking price. The second agent has been telling [...]
A great British bone-chiller September 1, 2011 Film KILL LIST Cert: 18 Rating: ***** WELL, here’s something unusual. A nerve-shredding British thriller that’s perfectly acted, brutally effective in its plotting and script and completely gripping. Director Ben Wheatley may have put it together with very little budget, but it has “instant classic” written all over it. Neil Maskell (Football Factory) plays Jay, [...]
FILM HIGHLIGHTS September 1, 2011 THE DEBT Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson star in this taut spy thriller about retired Mossad agents whose past – as played out by younger actors Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington – comes back to haunt them. FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis step up to the A-List in a romantic comedy that [...]
theatre HIGHLIGHTS THIS AUTUMN eight of the best September 1, 2011 THE TEMPEST Theatre Royal, Haymarket Ralph Fiennes, soon to be starring in his own film version of Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus, takes on the iconic role of Prospero in this must-see production (see right). It’s the first major London staging of the Bard’s mysterious final play in years, and also happens to offer the prospect of [...]
