Fairs and exhibitions catering to amateur buyers show that home is where the art is October 21, 2010 IT’S one of the more basic facts of interior design: unless you live in some whitewashed, ultra-minimalist zen house – and that’s so very five years ago, dear – a room benefits from some kind of art on its walls. As leading interior designer and art collector Nina Campbell says: “You reach that moment when [...]
Henderson sees its assets grow by 5pc October 21, 2010 FUND management group Henderson saw its assets under management rise five per cent over the third quarter of the year due to market and foreign exchange gains, despite cautious investors pulling a net £100m out of the firm’s funds. Assets under management grew £2.8bn to a total of £59.2bn over the quarter, pulling them up [...]
ARTISTIC FURNITURE TO BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME October 21, 2010 FOR THE SALON 960S ITALIAN GOLD WROUGHT IRON TABLE WITH GLASS TOP £1,950 WWW.TALISMANLONDON.COM FOR THE STUDY NOTTING HILL SLIPPER CHAIR £1710 WWW.BLACKORCHID INTERIORS.CO.UK FOR THE HALL MADEMOISELLE MOSCHINO CHAIRS £486 WWW.KARTELL.COM FOR THE LOUNGE BALLOON SMALL ARM CHAIR WITH TUBULAR BANDS OF RED FABRIC £4,705 ARMANICASA.COM
FOCUS ON: BOW, E3 October 21, 2010 PACIFIC COURT, CASPIAN WHARF Price: Three-beds from £404,950. Due for completion in 2012, these apartments are now for sale. They include a concierge service and underground parking. Contact: Berkeley Homes on 0844 800 1152, www. berkeleyhomes.co.uk PARNELL ROAD Price: £575,000 Close to Victoria Park, this three-bed modern house has an open-plan living area and kitchen [...]
Investment banking woes hit Arbuthnot October 21, 2010 BANKING group Arbuthnot yesterday warned its investment banking arm had suffered over the third quarter from deteriorating market conditions, sending its shares plummeting. Arbuthnot, which also operates wealth management and financial planning services, said its investment banking arm had nonetheless managed to remained profitable for the past year, with its corporate finance pipeline for the [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 21, 2010 WILLIAM HILL Execution Noble has reiterated its “buy” recommendation for the bookmaker saying business continues to hold up and management now expects to come out at the top end of current analyst forecasts for the current year. The broker says William Hill is managing its market position and looks better than its peers and is [...]
BUYING October 21, 2010 RUSSELL HUNT MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, I am a first-time buyer, please can you advise me on the buying process? A.Before you have found a property and agreed to buy, you need to make sure that you have your finances all in place. It is also really important to have your solicitor set [...]
PROPERTY NEWS October 21, 2010 HOME BUYERS GO GREEN It appears that Britons’ global conscience is alive and well. A new survey commissioned in advance of Energy Saving Week (25-31 Oct) says that over half of people are attracted to a new home because of its energy efficiency. Well, ok, maybe there is a little bit of self-interest there: the [...]
Taking the hassle out of heritage homes October 21, 2010 TO those with the cash (or the ability to fantasize), the character and history of a listed property wins out over the hassle-free simplicity of a new build any day. It’s also reassuring that they’ve already survived a couple of hundred years and so will probably survive a few more. Yet however tempting heritage buildings [...]
Out of retirement plan, into the fire October 21, 2010 FILM RED Cert: 12A Helen Mirren firing a machine gun – that’s the Big Sell on this picture, and it’s a pretty good one. Mirren is a prim, proper, elegant English lady – as always (and that’s the point). She lives in a gorgeous house in the American countryside and also just happens to be [...]
