FOCUS ON: BELSIZE PARK, NW3 March 18, 2010 BARRIE HOUSE, ST EDMUNDS TERRACE, NW8 Price: £799,000 This two-bedroom flat in Chalk Farm – 20 minutes from Bank – is on the sixth floor of a modern block and so has great views over nearby Primrose Hill. Inside, the flat has recently been refurbished and the open-plan kitchen/reception room has views on both sides. [...]
RENTING March 18, 2010 James Davis CEO OF ONLINE LETTINGS AGENT UPAD.CO.UK Q.What do I need to do to increase the rent I’m charging my tenant? They had a six-month assured shorthold tenancy (AST) which has now become a periodic tenancy as they’ve been there almost a year. A.There are three ways for a landlord to increase the rent [...]
Caribbean is back on investors’ hot list March 18, 2010 IF you’re considering a spot in the Caribbean that will be both beautiful and a savvy place for your cash, the island of St Lucia is as good as it gets. Its natural beauty is considered by many to be the most intense in the Caribbean – and it also has a strong local culture [...]
Camp Carrey in strange but true romance March 18, 2010 Film I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS Cert: 18 Jim Carrey has never played it weirder than in this so-strange-it-must-be-true (and it is) story of a conman who became one of the most persistent escape artists in the American penal system, all for the love of another man. Written and directed by the creators of 2003’s [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND March 18, 2010 FILM OLD DOGS Comedy with John Travolta and Robin Williams as execs forced to look after kids. MY LAST FIVE GIRLFRIENDS Brit rom com adapted from Alain de Botton book. Yes, really. THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS Spririted British coming-of-age drama, with Thomas Turgoose. DVD ZOMBIELAND Enjoyably silly horror fun in which a few kids [...]
Knitwear for the neck March 18, 2010 NOT very long ago, knitted ties were seen as pretty much a no-go area for anyone other than the fustiest of ageing academics, but no more. The the skinny tie trend – initially a casual look, but given smart, retro credibility by Don Draper and co from Mad Men – has made the straight lines and [...]
If you want to shake a leg, fake your tan March 18, 2010 I CAN’T wait to get out of tights and trousers, so when the sun came out this week I had dreams of going bare legged – rather prematurely I fear. Bare legs in spring when it’s not quite warm enough tend to look like you haven’t been able to afford new tights. Your legs take [...]
A gritty tale of love and intrigue in 1930s London March 17, 2010 AT THE CHIME OF A CITY CLOCK BY DJ TAYLOR Constable, £12.99 by Zoe Strimpel “If he had looked back, he would have seen her walk off not in the direction of the bus stop but away east towards Barnsbury. Only he didn’t look back. He hurried on, thinking of the office in Finsbury Pavement, [...]
How to pick a winner at Cheltenham March 17, 2010 I’m going to Cheltenham with my company, and I’ve never bet on the horses before. What advice do you have? Jasper, 24, trader EVEN if you’re a betting novice, you’ll hardly be starved of entertainment at Cheltenham. But a few lucky punts won’t just win you a wad of cash – it’ll turn your pals [...]
What to Drink with your Indian dinner March 17, 2010 LAURENT MIQUEL CAZAL VIEL ROSÉ VIELLES VIGNES 2008 £6.99 at Majestic This delicate rosé has red fruit flavours with a round, mellow structure and superb freshness on the finish, which makes it the perfect rosé for mild to medium heat and tomato-based curries such as a shrimp dopiaza. PLÈNITUDE, MADIRAN 2005, £16.99 at Adnams, City [...]