Great Portland seals record rents as demand in West End heats up May 21, 2014 WEST End landlord Great Portland Estates posted a 27.6 per cent rise in net asset value (NAV) last year as the heart of the capital continues to experience hot demand and short supply of new office space. Great Portland, whose schemes include its 200,000 square feet Hanover Square site above Bond Street’s Crossrail station, said [...]
A view to dine for May 20, 2014 SOUTHERN GEMS Now we’ve told you to go to Ting, we can’t ignore the other brilliant restaurants inside The Shard. Hutong is also an Asian-inspired affair, while Oblix and Aqua Shard are focused on modern British cuisine – all massively capitalise on the panoramic views. Book in at Skylon brasserie in the Royal Festival Hall [...]
Learn to cook with a legend in the world of haute-cuisine May 18, 2014 French chef Michel Guérard has opened his very own school. Laura Ivill investigates. SUNDAY lunch in south west France: carpaccio of langoustines, followed by roasted milk-fed lamb and peach melba. It is as delicious as you would expect from the hands of venerated French chef Michel Guérard. But the clincher: three courses under 630 calories. [...]
Godzilla thunders back onto screens May 15, 2014 FILM GODZILLA Cert 12a | By Alex Dymoke Three Stars SKYSCRAPERS haven’t come in for this much abuse since Prince Charles started sounding off about contemporary architecture. Brit director Gareth Edwards’ take on the classic Japanese B-movie doesn’t so much reimagine the original as inject it with growth hormones. It’s a monster of a monster [...]
CLS sees good progress in London May 14, 2014 Property developer CLS Holdings yesterday has said the London market is heating up beyond the West End and City, as it revealed that its new projects were progressing well. The firm hopes to start building a 143,000 square foot scheme in Vauxhall next year. Since January, vacancy rates had fallen from 4.4 to 3.5 per [...]
Four tips for a better business trip May 14, 2014 Follow Nasa and Ronald Reagan’s tip to beat jet lag, and break out of the business bubble WE’VE all heard a business trip horror story. Whether it’s falling asleep in a crucial meeting due to jet lag, or realising you’ve forgotten to pack suit trousers minutes before a presentation, travelling abroad on business can be [...]
Heathrow plans a tunnel under runway for M25 May 13, 2014 HEATHROW wants to build a 14-lane motorway that would reach the airport through a 600-metre underground tunnel, as part of its £15.6bn plan to construct a third runway. The airport, which along with Gatwick will today submit final proposals to the Davies commission, said the M25 upgrade between junctions 14 and 15 could be completed [...]
Spurs look to Pochettino as Sherwood is pushed aside May 13, 2014 HIGHLY-RATED Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino last night emerged as the man most likely to become the ninth Tottenham boss during chairman Daniel Levy’s 13-year reign at White Hart Lane, after Tim Sherwood was sacked. The outspoken 45-year-old was relieved of his duties following an hour-long meeting with Levy yesterday, bringing to an end five tempestuous [...]
Managerial casualties remind Bruce to enjoy Arsenal cup final May 13, 2014 TOTTENHAM’S decision to sack Tim Sherwood has only made Hull manager Steve Bruce even more determined to savour Saturday’s FA Cup final against Arsenal. Sherwood’s dismissal came 24 hours after the end of Pepe Mel’s short-lived reign at West Brom and following a season in which Premier League managerial casualties reached double figures. “I’ve been [...]
City workers fuel Midtown housing boom May 12, 2014 HOUSE prices in the area dubbed Midtown have outpaced the greater London market in the first three months of the year due to a surge in demand from buyers working in the capital’s financial sector, new research out yesterday shows. According to property consultants CBRE, the price of a property in Midtown – between the [...]