Q&A: LETTING May 20, 2010 CEO OF ONLINE LETTINGS AGENT WWW.UPAD.CO.UK Q. I’ve heard I need planning permission to let a house to three people sharing. Can this really be true? A. As of 6 April, if property previously occupied by one household (family) is let to three or more unrelated sharers, forming two or more households, this will need [...]
FOCUS ON: WILLESDEN May 20, 2010 MANOR HOUSE DRIVE, NW6 Price: £2.8m You get peace, charm and space in this five bedroom family house on Manor House Drive in Brondesbury, not far from Queen’s Park. The best feature is the double reception room that has a large family dining area besides the separate dining room. Two of the bedrooms have en [...]
Modern living in reborn Wembley May 20, 2010 WITH three weeks to go until the World Cup, the red and white flags and bunting have started appearing in the shops this week, which must mean it’s okay now to be getting excited. Notwithstanding the unfortunate comments of Lord Triesman last weekend, there’s still the hope that in eight years time we’ll have the [...]
Efficient tale of swords and magic May 20, 2010 Film PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME Cert: 12A *** BASED on a computer game, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time sees doe-eyed actor Jake Gyllenhaal switch to swashbuckling action star, not entirely successfully. He’s got the beefy physique, and thanks to CGI there’s no end to the acrobatic leaps and somersaults he can perform [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND May 20, 2010 FILM BAD LIEUTENANT Nick Cage stars as a corrupt cop in Werner Herzog’s controversial remake. COP OUT Bruce Willis plays an NYPD detective in Kevin Smith’s crime comedy. HEARTLESS Supernatural thriller set in London’s urban ganglands, with Jim Sturgess. DVD SHERLOCK HOLMES Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law are Holmes and Watson in Guy Ritchie’s [...]
Cocktail hats for Ascot… and every other day May 20, 2010 CHANCES are, when you meet Sahar Freemantle you will be slightly stopped in your tracks. Not only is she a striking combination of an Iranian mother and English father (hence the name), she will probably be wearing bright red lipstick and a cocktail hat. And, being a cocktail hat designer, it’ll probably be one of [...]
Understated and ineffably English May 20, 2010 WHETHER it’s for Ascot or a wedding, wearing a morning suit is a chance for a chap to look at his ineffable best – it should never be seen as a chore. There’s a reason why morning dress is perhaps the most fundamental expression of English sartorial style – it’s simply tremendously elegant. The curve [...]
Penalties on the agenda for history-making final May 20, 2010 BAYERN MUNICH vs INTER MILAN TOMORROW – 7.45PM ITV1 THE ITV big-wigs must be tearing their hair out in frustration that the first time the Champions League final has been moved to the prime Saturday night slot no English team has managed to get there. England have been represented in all of the last five [...]
Canford Cliffs can hand Hannon his third Irish Guineas May 20, 2010 PACO BOY landed the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last Saturday for Richard Hannon and CANFORD CLIFFS can bag another Group One for his in-form stable at the Curragh tomorrow. The son of Tagula proved that one mile holds no fears when running a blinder to finish third in the 2000 Guineas and can gain compensation [...]
the INSIDER May 20, 2010 It’s only three weeks until the 2010 Football World Cup and if you are quick and use oddschecker.com you might just be able to get a few pounds on England to win at 7/1. Or is that the right thing to do even if you fancy them to win? I’m quite confident that the Three [...]
