Architects cast an expert interior eye June 9, 2011 FREELANCE writer Elisa Wickham and her partner were faced with a debate two years ago when they began renovating the interior of their promising, but outdated shabby three-bed property in N7: Pay an architect to advise or go direct to a builder? “Neither us have any building abilities and we don’t have massive incomes so [...]
BRAINTREE, ESSEX June 9, 2011 GRESHAM HOUSE, BRADFORD STREET Price: £749,95 This listed property runs across four floors and retains a number of period features. The house has six bedrooms, two bathrooms, three reception rooms including an orangery. There is a small playroom, kitchen, living room, laundry, utility room, office and cloakroom. There is a gym in the basement. Contact: [...]
SELL June 9, 2011 MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON ESTATE AGENCY, KAY & CO Q.I have £500,000 in cash to invest in a buy-to-let flat in central London. What should I buy? A.One-bedroom apartments are always in demand in central London which fits in well with your budget. I would recommend that you look for a property with a low [...]
Architectural landmark and family home June 9, 2011 WHOEVER ends up buying the White Cottage, on a quiet road at the south west corner of Wandsworth Common, will not only become owner of a supremely elegant family home, but custodian of a highly unusual piece of architectural history. The house, built in 1903 and on the market for £5m, is the work of [...]
City of London festival goes Down Under June 9, 2011 A TROOP of didgeridoos playing a live chorus for commuters set the tone for this year’s much-anticipated City of London Festival. On June 28th, the atmospheric instruments will serenade workers arriving on each of the City’s five main bridges (Blackfriars, Millennium, London, Southwark and Tower Bridge) as they head to work. This year, in case [...]
Film Review June 9, 2011 Cert: PG SOMETHING of a surprise megahit back in 2008, the original Kung Fu Panda film turned out to be one of the best animated films of the past decade. The mix of loveable animals, Oriental mythology and martial arts fun proved irresistible to kids – plenty of family households have reverberated to “hi-YA!” cries [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK | FILM, MUSIC, GAMES June 9, 2011 FILM KABOOM Bizarre, eventually apocalyptic look at life, sex and the universe, from director Greg Araki. MOTHER’S DAY Remake of the Eighties horror flick, with Rebecca de Mornay as a psychotic mommy. POINT BLANK Not the legendary Lee Marvin film, but a run-of-the-mill French action caper. DVD 127 HOURS JAMES Franco stars in Danny Boyle’s [...]
Night Carnation will be hard to beat in Scurry Stakes for in-form Balding June 9, 2011 WITH Royal Ascot on the horizon, unsurprisingly this weekend’s racing action isn’t the hottest. But that isn’t to say that there aren’t some good betting opportunities to try to get some money in the bank ahead of next week. Sandown hosts a competitive card tomorrow and the highlight is the Listed Scurry Stakes at 3.30pm. [...]
The Moore winners the merrier June 9, 2011 THE Royal Ascot ante-post markets are really starting to warm up and it’s going to be a fascinating first day with the likes of Canford Cliffs, Goldikova and Frankel all lining up. All of the jockeys will be desperate to get a winner on the board early and RYAN MOORE will be trying to win [...]
OIL SURGES AFTER OPEC STALEMATE June 8, 2011 THE PRICE of oil jumped yesterday after cartel Opec failed to agree a deal to increase its output, making future supply uncertain and raising concerns over the economic recovery. Brent crude spot prices rose 2.1 per cent to $117.84 a barrel after Opec’s meeting in Vienna ended without deciding whether the 12 members should raise [...]
