Reinvigorating the regions is crucial for the whole of our country January 10, 2020 The Prime Minister had victory to savour on holiday in Mustique, and when he returned foreign policy was very much top of the agenda, with the escalating tensions between Iran and the US. But if Boris Johnson is to remain in power for a decade, he must not take his eye off the ball domestically [...]
Japan – with kids? Believe it or not, it works December 18, 2019 The looks of incomprehension became commonplace, from colleagues, friends, neighbours and, most severely, my mother-in-law. “You’re taking her… to Japan?” they asked, through a variety of similar rhetorical questions. A trip to Japan should surprise no one, these days. The island state is undergoing an eye-watering boom in tourism, with visitor numbers soaring from 13m [...]
Hong Kong tycoon snaps up £65m penthouse after Boris Johnson victory December 16, 2019 A Hong Kong tycoon has splashed out £65m on a penthouse apartment in Belgravia just hours after Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory was confirmed. It is understood that the deal, which is the most expensive penthouse sale this year, was completed as investors celebrated the huge Tory win. Read more: Chinese property firms in plans [...]
Mini bar, pepper spray pump, sound system: What the super-rich want in a panic room December 13, 2019 Most of us will never have the need for a panic room. The sum of our valuables and the size of our homes means dropping in a huge, heavy steel structure at a cost of (at least) hundreds of thousands of pounds doesn’t even cross our minds. Those who do find themselves in need of [...]
General Election live: Tories on course for majority, says Ipsos Mori poll December 12, 2019 Please manually refresh this page for our latest General Election updates. Voters head to the polls today for the third time in five years in what has been described as party leaders as the “most important General Election in a generation”. Read more: Readers send in pictures of their dogs at polling stationsRead more: Your [...]
London Bridge: Usman Khan’s 2012 terror accomplice arrested in police review of terrorists on licence December 2, 2019 A convicted terrorist who was a co-conspirator of London Bridge killer Usman Khan has been arrested on suspicion of preparing new terrorist acts. Nazam Hussain, 34, from Stoke-on-Trent, was a co-conspirator in London Bridge killer Usman Khan’s 2010 plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange. Read more: City to pay tribute to victims of [...]
Property focus on Sloane Square: This 1980s hotspot is experiencing a revival November 22, 2019 It may be famed for being the social epicentre for the young and blue-blooded in the 1980s, having lent its name to the Sloane Ranger set which included Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson. But the area around Sloane Square is now getting a modern makeover – and vying with other parts of Chelsea and Mayfair [...]
Negative interest rates help drive up demand for Swiss ski chalets November 19, 2019 Switzerland’s ultra-wealthy are snapping up ski chalets as a way of protecting their money against a backdrop of negative interest rates. As the skiing season draws near, rich Swiss residents are turning to Alpine resorts to store their capital rather than letting it depreciate in the bank. Read more: A trip inside the world’s slowest [...]
London’s New Bond Street has the most expensive retail rents in Europe November 13, 2019 London’s New Bond Street is the most expensive shopping street in Europe for retailers to rent store space. The street in the West End is more expensive than the Avenue de Elysees in Paris and shopping destinations in Milan, Zurich, Vienna and Munich. Read more: London falls on list of best cities for living and [...]
Student property developer Crosslane targets London co-living market November 12, 2019 Student property provider Crosslane has moved into the co-living market with a £355m pipeline as it eyes three new developments in London. Crosslane Co-Living has secured sites in Walthamstow, east London and Manchester’s Deansgate to build 366 new rooms over the next two years. The rental model, which is aimed at millennials, sees tenants rent [...]