Join an exclusive club in the City October 10, 2013 Luxury developments are stocking up on facilities normally found in five-star hotels HOLIDAYS are great. Want to go to the gym without stepping outside in jogging bottoms? Fancy a swim at 2am? Want to relax in your own private bar? And on top of that, there’s someone on the end of the phone waiting to [...]
New homes hoping to entice families to live in leafy London October 10, 2013 Regeneration project Edgware Green nestled in among four parks, golf, cricket clubs, and tree-lined boulevards IF YOU’RE looking for somewhere leafy to put down roots, you may find a new suburban development in north west London hits the spot. Edgware Green, in Green Lane, on the border of Edgware and Stanmore, is a new-build regeneration [...]
A village in the heart of London October 10, 2013 It’s a tale of two towns with Clapham, but this new property in the Old Town allows residents to sample the best of both worlds CLAPHAM is the Dr Jekyll of south London districts. By day, it’s as genteel as you like. Well-to-do mothers crowd the streets, sipping good quality coffee while gently rocking babies [...]
Focus on… Pimlico: Live among Regency architecture in pretty Pimlico October 10, 2013 HANDSOME Pimlico sits to the south of its grander sister Belgravia in the heart of the City of Westminster. Separated by Victoria Station on the north side and the River Thames to the south, the small, mainly residential, area is known for its grand garden squares and impressive Regency architecture. It’s home to over 350 [...]
10 things to do in … Pimlico October 10, 2013 1. Tate Britain holds the largest collection of British art in the world from 1500 to the present day. You’ll find masterpieces by Gainsborough, Hogarth, Millais, Whistler, as well as more recent artists such as Damien Hirst and Francis Bacon. 2. Found locally in what is known as either Orange or Mozart Square, Pimlico Farmers [...]
Private View: On the market in Pimlico this week October 10, 2013 RANELAGH GROVE, SW1W £3.95M This end-of-terrace Victorian house boasts period features such as iron filigree stairs and a Gaggenau-fitted kitchen. Reception rooms include a double drawing room with hardwood floors, and a dining room. Over three floors, there are three double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a study. To the rear of the property is a [...]
Meet the interior designer transforming listed property October 10, 2013 Design firm Intarya’s managing director Daniel Kostiuc is restoring grand old buildings “back to their former glory” AN INCREASED demand for housing in the capital means more and more people are finding themselves living in renovated buildings. But it can be difficult finding the right design to straddle the centuries. How does an interior designer [...]
Privatised Royal Mail floats at 330p as any wanting more than £10,000 of stock get turned away October 10, 2013 Allocation details for the biggest privatisation since the 1980s have been released. Royal Mail shares have sold at 330p. All members of the public who applied will get £750 of shares, but anyone who applied for over £10,000 will get nothing. 67 per cent of shares will go to institutions (as opposed to the 70 [...]
Richemont denies rumoured Net-A-Porter sale October 10, 2013 Richemont has denied industry rumours over the possible sale of luxury fashion designer Net-A-Porter. Richemont has a long-standing policy of not commenting on market rumours. Exceptionally in this case, Richemont wishes to make it clear that The Net-A-Porter Group is not for sale. Richemont advises that it has no further comment. (Release) Net-A-Porter has only [...]
Chinese companies square up in Glencore Xstrata mine sale October 10, 2013 Two rival Chinese miners, Chinalco and Minmetals, have made it onto a shortlist to buy Glencore Xstrata's $5.9bn (£3.7bn) Peruvian copper mine, Las Bambas, say Reuters' sources. The mines are two of four Chinese groups who made initial bids for the mine, and lead a series of interested groups. Las Bambas is being sold by [...]