Stocks rally on Greece November 3, 2011 US stocks rallied for a second day yesterday as Greece backed away from a proposed referendum that threatened its membership in the euro. The European Central Bank also provided a happy surprise early to investors with an interest rate cut, a sign of a more aggressive approach to confront weak growth in the region. “There’s [...]
Four years into a succession of crises and still no reform: Time for some Long Finance November 3, 2011 FOUR years into a series of financial crises, from Bear Stearns and liquidity shocks in 2007, to Lehman and RBS failures, Irish and Icelandic collapses, and now Eurozone currency-quakes, there have been no financial reforms to match the magnitude of the problems. An Olympiad later, the world feels more brittle and people jump at any [...]
Leaving a legacy doesn’t just have to be a metaphor November 3, 2011 YOU can give without suffering. That is the heart of the launch of my new Legacy10 campaign. The donor will not feel the pain while they’re alive, even if their children might be a little worse off, but the charities that benefit from our generosity can be exponentially better off. The reality is that we [...]
The zombie menace of anti-capitalist thought November 3, 2011 WHEN the Occupy protest movement began, how twenty-first century it seemed: leaderless, emergent and driven by a fury at unprecedented cronyism between high finance and high politics. But how quickly it has decayed, in its London incarnation at least, into reheated anti-capitalist slogans with nothing original to say. Commerce is ancient, and so is the [...]
RAPID RESPONSES November 3, 2011 Rowan has fire Rowan Williams [Why the Archbishop has got it wrong, Wednesday] only gets the chance to get heard nationally when the opportunity is afforded to him. The media will publish a heated political perspective but would they allow a regular briefing on day-to-day morality or spiritual growth? Unlikely. I look forward to a [...]
Making a house a home with a few key pieces November 3, 2011 DINING ROOM Philippe Starck Masters Chair, £122.99, www.scp.co.uk Emma Bridgewater Splatter Plate, £19.50, www.liberty.co.uk Zaha Hadid End of Line Cravasse Vase, www.scp.co.uk STUDY Rankin Black and White Lampshade, National Treasures, £120, www.liberty.co.uk Enzo Mari for Danese Wastepaper Basket, £32.70, twentytwentyone.com Smythson Brown Mara Collection Stationery Rack, £370, www.smythson.com Flos, Miss KT Table Lamp, £172, www.selfridges.com [...]
FOCUS ON: BRENTWOOD, ESSEX November 3, 2011 LANGTONS, SOUTH WEALD Price: £2.8m This listed eight-bedroom country house has 11 acres of gardens and paddocks. It is situated opposite Weald Country Park. It has four reception rooms, three bathrooms, a heated swimming pool, tennis court and stables. Contact: Savills on 01245 293 233 or go to www.savills.co.uk KENDALL COURT, THE GALLERIES Price: £440,000 [...]
PROPERTY NEWS November 3, 2011 APARTMENTS FOR FAR EASTERN INVESTORS Weston Homes has just launched a new development in Cambridge. The company is marketing the homes exclusively to investors in the Far East. 120 apartments and townhouses are available. The prices range from £230,000 to £450,000. Contact: Weston Homes on 01279 873300 or go to www.weston-homes.com GALLERY SHOW HOMES Linden [...]
PROPERTY NEWS November 3, 2011 JACKSON-STOPS & STAFF IS OFFERING NEW HOMES IN OXTED A new development in Wyckham, Oxted containing 14 apartments has been launched by Jackson-Stops & Staff. It is 40 minutes from London by train. Contact: Jackson-Stops & Staff on 0845 771 1711 or go to www.jackson-stops.co.uk A new site close to the city has also launched. [...]
BUY November 3, 2011 DIRECTOR OF ESTATE AGENT DOUGLAS & GORDON Q.We’ve been offered a flat but the lease is less than 80 years. Should we avoid buying a short lease? A.The explosion in flat conversions sold off on 99-year leases in the 1980s has meant many of these flats now have leases approaching or below 80 years. In London, [...]
