Retail gloom takes toll on British Land February 9, 2012 BRITISH LAND has seen growth of its net asset value stall in the third quarter as the ongoing consumer downturn led to a slight dip in value across its retail portfolio. The landlord – whose tenants include Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Debenhams – said its retail estate, which accounts for 61 per cent of its property [...]
Repossessions forecast to rise February 9, 2012 HOUSE PRICES are set to fall in 2012 as unemployment rises and household income stays depressed, according to yesterday’s forecasts from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and today’s LSL house price index and e.surv mortgage monitor. The weak economic outlook is also set to push up repossessions as more borrowers fail to keep up [...]
Give your home a dash of V-Day love February 9, 2012 PINK HEART PAPER DOILIES £3.95 www.dotcomgiftshop.com Incredibly simple and cheap way to make your table setting on Tuesday Valentine’s-ready: at under £4 for a set of 72, you can scatter them generously, then forget about them. STONEWARE DEEP-HEART DISH, LE CREUSET £42 www.lecreuset.co.uk Add some real heart to your Valentine’s dinner and future stews and [...]
FOCUS ON: WEYBRIDGE, SURREY February 9, 2012 WOODHALL Price: £7m A six bedroom fully restored period house with extra staff accommodation. The reception hall is finished with marble flooring and features an original oak staircase. Contact Savills Weybridge on 01932 838 000 or visit savills.co.uk FLOCKTON HOUSE Price: £485,000 A two bedroom apartment situated on the first floor of a gated development, [...]
PROPERTY NEWS February 9, 2012 REPOSSESSIONS TO RISE British mortgage repossessions hit their lowest since 2007 last year but are expected to rise in 2012 due to increasing unemployment, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said yesterday. The CML said the number of home repossessions came in at 8,500 between October and December, down from 9,300 in the previous three-month [...]
Win the city parking war February 9, 2012 Anyone living in the capital with a car knows central London is a parking nightmare. Resident parking hardly alleviates the problem because many boroughs, like Westminster, offer limited spacing. Of course, you can always drive around hoping a space will miraculously present itself, but otherwise there is the prospect of a long walk from your [...]
FOCUS ON: ST GEORGE’S HILL, WEYBRIDGE February 9, 2012 YAFFLE ROAD Price: £5m An eight bedroom property with an indoor swimming pool, landscaped gardens and a bespoke kitchen by Mark Wilkinson. Contact Knight Frank on 020 7629 8171 or knightfrank.co.uk CAVENDISH ROAD Price: £6m A large modern six bedroom family home within the private St George’s Hill Estate with vaulted ceilings, heated swimming pool [...]
Extraordinary work by a truly unique mind February 9, 2012 Art YAYOI KUSAMA Tate Modern ***** The Tate Modern’s new show, a retrospective of the work of Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s most famous living artist, is an engorgement of colour, size and intensity. Kusama’s work is a clear extension of her brilliantly volatile, unabashedly unusual mind. After a lengthy experimental period on the New York art [...]
GOING OUT February 9, 2012 EARLY 2012 openings are showing plenty of promise. Take Galante on South Ken’s Sloane Avenue. After a beefy expansion, Gaucho is opening its first cocktail bar. Inspired by Argentina’s gilded era, staff at the Art Deco-inspired Galante don traditional white jackets or chic lamé dresses to serve guests while the drinks are mostly classic South [...]
The Devil and Mister Punch is delightfully macabre and laugh out loud funny February 9, 2012 Theatre THE DEVIL AND MR PUNCH The Barbican **** The Devil and Mister Punch is the seaside theatre production from your nightmares, where human-sized puppets wielding baseball bats break loose from the stage and Mister Punch gets chased through hell by giant penises. The action takes place in a Punch and Judy tent that wouldn’t [...]