Bucolic beauty in a Cornish setting May 5, 2011 THERE are many Cornwalls. There’s the one of Celtic myths, Arthurian legends, castles and runes; the one of bohemian creativity, of Barbara Hepworth and Tate St Ives; the Cornwall of surfing and beach parties; and the Cornwall of lonely landscapes, remote fishing villages and, er, pasties. Nowadays there’s Cornwall for the modern sophisticate too: designer [...]
MILL HILL, NW7 May 5, 2011 WILLOW END, HENDON WOOD LANE Price: £2.85m This brand new home is spread out over four levels. It has three reception rooms, six bedrooms, six en suite bathrooms, a home cinema room and a games room with a fitted bar and gym. Contact:Savills on 020 8447 4400 or go to www.savills.co.uk ST VINCENTS LANE Price: [...]
INTERIORS May 5, 2011 Tim Hassell DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON LETTINGS FIRM DRAKER LETTINGS, SPECIALISING IN BELGRAVIA, CHELSEA, KENSINGTON AND PIMLICO Q. I have received an offer on my property from a tenant who has a dog. Should I allow tenants to have pets? A. Generally pets such as dogs or cats can cause a lot of wear and [...]
PROPERTY NEWS May 5, 2011 YOO ARE GOING TO MUMBAI Yoo, the design brand, has launched a new development in Mumbai. The project is Jade Jagger’s first in India. It is set to comprise 452 apartments of two, three and four bedrooms as well as duplex sky villas spread across four towers. It is scheduled for completion in 2013. RENTS [...]
It’s all about the thick end of the wedge with this summer’s footwear May 5, 2011 ONE of the great joys of summer is having an excuse to splurge on footwear. Nothing improves bare legs like a majestic heel and an open toe. Whereas every year the gladiator makes its appearance, this spring/summer’s “seventies story” is a happy one for those who like heels without the agony of the stiletto. Wedges [...]
A circus of shmaltz and a hip, racy thriller May 5, 2011 Film WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cert: 12A It’s the height of the Great Depression when Jacob (Robert Pattinson) loses everything: his parents, his house, his dreams of graduating veterinary college. En route to a new start in the big city, he hitches a ride on a passing railroad car. But it’s not just any railroad car: [...]
High SPF, high silk factor May 4, 2011 WITH this wonderful sunny spell, it’s tempting to strip off and pray to the sun god, sacrificing your pasty skin on the altar of tanning, in every spare minute. Skin damage? Who cares! It’s SUNNY. But it’s not worth playing that game. Make sure you’re well slathered while you’re out worshipping rays so you can [...]
A truly useful, if less than sexy, resource for the novice investor May 4, 2011 HOW TO BUILD A SHARE PORTFOLIO BY RODNEY HOBSON Harriman House, £16.99 Phillip Salter IF you own a handful of UK shares but lack a strategy beyond: “I like to shop at Tesco, so I bought a few of its shares,” this book will help you build a financial future upon more secure foundations. Written [...]
Gadgets to help you get groomed May 4, 2011 SITTING around with sensors clamped to your face emitting tingly vibrations may not be a great look (particularly in an office, let me tell you), but it just might make you better looking. That’s the proposition anyway with the Slendertone, a gizmo that’s intended to tone your facial muscles and tighten the skin, and which [...]
Travel apps for commuters May 4, 2011 TECH TALK IF late-running trains and Tubes are the bain of the modern communter’s life, at least there are apps which mean you don’t have to get as far as the station to be updated on your travel. Mxdata, for instance, aggregates all the live local travel data (live tube updates, traffic CCTV cameras, train [...]
