Now you can be your own Lord Grantham November 29, 2012 YES, “DOWNTON Abbey” has ended, and unless Julian Fellowes has one last trick up his sleeve, all that remains are memories and DVD box sets. But for anyone seeking to live out his or her fantasies of being a Crawley, all hope is not lost. Gothic Victorian architecture, the style of Highclere Castle, is a [...]
‘Tis the season November 29, 2012 ROASTED CHESTNUT DELUXE CANDLE Jo Malone, £80 www.jomalone.co.uk CRANBERRY WREATH Selfridges, £69.95 www.selfridges.com VINTAGE ROSE NAPKIN RINGS (SET OF 4) Walton & Co, £12 www.selfridges.com CHRISTMAS CARD HOLDER Selfridges, £34.95 www.selfridges.com SNOWFLAKE FELT COASTERS (SET OF 4) John Lewis, £15 www.johnlewis.com TARTAN CHRISTMAS STOCKING Gisela Graham, £15.95 www.selfridges.com LARGE TABLE RUNNER Walton & Co, £32 [...]
Focus on: Kentish Town November 29, 2012 The area has become a popular choice for buyers wanting to be within close proximity of the Heath in Hampstead but whose budgets do not extend to the prices that properties in Hampstead command. There’s a lot to do in the area. Kentish Town has a buzzing nightlife and music scene thanks, in part, to [...]
Property focus on Kentish Town November 29, 2012 LAWFORD ROAD, NW5 Price: £515,000 This two bedroom first floor apartment stretches over 700 sq. ft. in a semi-detached Victorian house. There are sash windows, a fully fitted kitchen, private loft access, oak flooring and a shared garden. Contact Faron Sutaria on www.faronsutaria.co.uk or 020 7267 7074. RAGLAN STREET, NW5 Price: £399,000 Spread across the [...]
UK guarantors for offshore properties November 29, 2012 Q I’m based in Jersey and am buying a property under £2m in an offshore name. The landlord is asking for a UK based guarantor and wants bank references for them. Is this normal? A Buying top end property in London means dealing with the big landed estates. They often have arcane rules meaning they’ll [...]
It’s all about the great outdoors at Durrington House November 29, 2012 THIS GRADE II listed country house is situated near the Essex/Hertfordshire border, outside the rural villages of Sheering, Lower Sheering and Sawbridgeworth. With four reception rooms, 10 principal bedrooms and five bathrooms, plus seven further rooms on the second floor and substantial cellars, this £4.65m property is ideal for private and guest accommodation. The 46-acre [...]
London Barometer November 29, 2012 October proved that the appetite for London properties continue to increase, with 10 per cent more offers received last month than the same time last year and the same increase in buyers year on year. Vendors remain precariously bullish in some cases, citing Christmas, lack of stock, expectations of price rises in London and falls [...]
This adaptation is far from great November 29, 2012 FILM GREAT EXPECTATIONS Cert 12A ** THERE HAVE been fourteen big and small screen adaptations of Great Expectations – only something great or unexpected could justify a fifteenth. Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell’s version is neither. Despite a few good performances, it is a safe, flat and ultimately pointless adaptation. Great Expectations [...]
Go and see this great British comedy November 29, 2012 FILM SIGHTSEERS Cert 15 **** SITCOM STALWARTS Alice Lowe and Steve Oram star in Sightseers, the new comedy from feted indie director, Ben Wheatley. The pair play fledgling lovebirds Chris and Tina, who desert Tina’s vindictive mother Carol and set out on a road trip across England’s green and pleasant land in their treasured Abbey [...]
The Hunt is an art-house classic; Rise of The Guardians falls flat November 29, 2012 FILM THE HUNT Cert 15 By Charlie Lyne ***** FIFTEEN YEARS since his breakthrough film Festen garnered a host of international awards, The Hunt looks set to re-establish Danish director Thomas Vinterberg as an art house force to be reckoned with. Mads Mikkelson plays Lucas, a nursery school teacher in a small Danish village who [...]
