SELLING September 23, 2010 MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROPERTY HUNT Q.Dear Russell, I have heard that London property stock levels are still low. Will this change? A.You would normally expect stock levels to be higher in late September than they currently are but people have been put off selling by low rates. For example, in Kensington & Chelsea you get a [...]
PROPERTY NEWS September 23, 2010 BRUSSELS PENTHOUSES International developer Thornsett Group yesterday launched six duplex and triplex penthouses at Leopold Village in the heart of Brussels’ European district and with stunning views over the city. The penthouses cost from €750,000 excluding taxes. Contact: +32 2 280 3034, www.leopoldvillage.com. SAVILLS’ AUCTION SUCCESS Savills’ latest residential auction raised £19.5m with a success [...]
Globetrotting the Hollywood way September 23, 2010 FILM EAT, PRAY, LOVE Cert: 12A Well it’s certainly handsome, but then it’d be difficult for a film primarily set in Italy, India and Bali, and with such luminously attractive stars as Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, not to be. Based on memoirs of bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert, it stars Roberts as Liz, a New [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND September 23, 2010 FILM THE HOLE Teenage horror hokum as a couple of kids discover a spooky hatch in the basement. WORLD’S GREATEST DAD This caustic black comedy gives Robin Williams his best role in years FROZEN So so thriller with a great premise:?with three skiers stuck on a chair lift, who will jump first? DVD ROBIN HOOD [...]
Spring/Summer 2011 promises a riot of fun September 23, 2010 IT’S as if the fashion industry has, this September, burst out of the cocoon of recession, replacing dark drapery and minimalist monochrome with outrageous shocks of colour and extraordinary materials. If this week’s shows were anything to go by, the high street next spring will be a cocophany of pinks, turquoise, sequins, feathers and cowgirl [...]
Get ready for goal-fest at Eastlands tomorrow September 23, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY vs CHELSEA TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 CHELSEA are now a best-priced 4/5 with Paddy Power to claim back-to-back titles after comfortably winning their opening five fixtures. They look the most likely winners to me at this stage, but the season has barely started and they have faced very weak opposition so [...]
Poet’s Voice a solid each-way bet in QEII September 23, 2010 SADLY the eagerly awaited clash between Canford Cliffs and Makfi won’t take place at Ascot tomorrow as Richard Hannon’s triple Group One winning miler scoped badly yesterday and misses the race. Makfi was well beaten when the pair last met at the Royal meeting, but subsequent tests revealed a throat infection and he has since [...]
the INSIDER September 23, 2010 The danger of betting on horseracing at this time of year is that we have no idea what the weather is going to do. Ascot has been drying out all week, but there is plenty of rain forecast for the next couple of days which could have a big impact on tomorrow’s markets. It’s a [...]
The City boys offering a cut above September 23, 2010 IF YOU can find it in the medieval maze between Lombard Street and Cornhill, tailoring shop Cad & the Dandy is a delightful place to get yourself togged up. It mixes old-fashioned charm – an antique mahogany cutting table, an old leather sofa for those waiting to be measured up, a Union Jack across one [...]
Bruised Blues dumped out by Ameobi September 22, 2010 CHELSEA (3) VS NEWCASTLE(4) A TRIO of injuries added to Carlo Ancelotti’s woes as the Chelsea manager saw his side suffer a shock exit in a pulsating contest decided by Shola Ameobi’s last-minute header. Youngster Patrick van Aanholt put the Blues in front after just five minutes but Newcastle turned the game on its head [...]
