Switzerland ticks the boxes for bankers with a taste for nature October 1, 2009 EARLIER this year, the local governments of Geneva and Zug hosted an event called Make the Move at a Mayfair club, where they explained to hedge fund managers why they should move to Switzerland. The main reason they were willing to listen, of course, is the looming 50 per cent top rate of tax. Compare [...]
Q&A: RENTING October 1, 2009 Q. Dear Louise, I wanted to sell my flat last year, but I couldn’t find a buyer and so I rented it out. Now the market is moving again, I think the time is ripe to sell, but I still have tenants in there. Is that a problem? A. The simple answer to your question [...]
FOCUS ON: ALONG THE CROSSRAIL ROUTE October 1, 2009 HOMEWOOD ROADPrice: Open to offersSuper-elegant high-spec six-bedroom detached house in a good-sized plot in a sought after location. Double doors lead to the wide reception hall with feature glass staircase and low-level recessed lighting and the large kitchen and breakfast room are state-of-the-art.Contact: Collinsons, tel: 01727 843222, www.collinsons.co.uk CLARENCE ROADPrice: £995,000Spacious five-bedroom house with a [...]
Gervais is on form, and that’s no lie October 1, 2009 FilmTHE INVENTION OF LYING12A***RICKY GERVAIS is God. Or at least, that’s what he just about becomes in this quirky comedy which should be able to charm even those suffering from Gervais fatigue. It’s set in a world like our own, except for the fact that nobody has ever told a lie. Hearing exactly what people [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS October 1, 2009 FILMPANDORUM Science fiction thriller with Denis Quaid and Ben Foster. VINYAN Horror thriller – of questionable taste – about a couple who lose their child in the tsunami. TOY STORY IN 3D The Pixar animated classic gets the 3D treatment. DVDHOUSE – SEASONS 1-5 Five seasons of George from Blackadder being a moody American doctor. [...]
Fashion shoot October 1, 2009 MEN’S KHAKI CHECK FUNNEL NECK COAT, VIYELLA£329www.austinread.co.uk, 01845 579 135 MEN’S HACKING JACKET, WILLIAM & SON£445www.williamandson.com, 0207 7493 8385 WOMEN’S PURPLE GILET, VIYELLA£89www.viyella.co.uk, 01845 573 120 MERTON MAC, BARBOUR £219 www.barbour.com, 0800 009988 TWEED LADIES’ JACKET, WILLIAM & SON£445www.williamandson.com 020 7493 8385 CHILDREN’S LIDDESDALE JACKET, BARBOUR£29.95–£49.95www.barbour.com, 0800 009988 LADIES’ CAP, WILLIAM & SON£45www.williamandson.com, 020 7493 [...]
ALWAYS ADD A BIT OF COLOUR October 1, 2009 TWO weeks after London Fashion Week, I am still thinking about all the styles that the fashionistas in attendance wore. Well, 98 per cent of the trendy young things wore black from top to toe, and each looked fabulous in a "uniform" sort of way – leather, studs, zips, skyscraper ankle boots, leggings. The other [...]
Violence, misogyny and computer hacking in a dark Swedish thriller September 30, 2009 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NESTBY STIEG LARSSONQuercus, £18.99****THE THIRD in the Millennium trilogy, this is perhaps the only one of best-selling Swedish thriller writer Stieg Larsson’s books that cannot be fully enjoyed on its own. The fascinating heroine and the plot – it opens with Lisbeth Salander being rushed into hospital with bullets [...]
Shuck and awe September 30, 2009 ROTUNDA90 York Way, N1 9AG, tel: 020 7014 2840As part of London’s Oyster Festival, there will be oyster masterclasses through October, plus a menu that includes oyster tempura and onuga caviar; oyster and scallop ravioli and Guinness and oyster pie, alongside a good range of natives. BENTLEY’S11-15 Swallow St, W1B 4DGT, tel: 020 7734 4756Go [...]
THE LONG LAUNCH… September 30, 2009 JEFF GALVINWE FOLLOW THE GALVIN BROTHERS AS THEY COUNT DOWN TO THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW CITY RESTAURANT ONE of the best things about opening this restaurant is its history. Last week I bumped into two very nice ladies who were admiring the site and reminiscing about the days when it was the girls’ school [...]