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Go On, How Much Do You Think London’s Most Expensive Rented House Costs?

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Photo by Ronald Hackston from the Londonist Flickr poolLondon is fast becoming a city of renters. That's OK, argue some commentators; some people like renting. It fits with their lifestyle. There's certainly one subset of society for whom renting is a lifestyle choice, and that's the megarich. Who else would pay the kind of rents listed below, which we started clicking on with an increasing sense of disbelief. This really is a whole other world. £368,333pcm Zoopla doesn't show any photos of this Read more [...]

Santa Comes To Aylesbury

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Santa is coming to Aylesbury this morning, as 250 runners will don the red suit to run around the town centre. Dead Universe and On The Run Running Club are hosting the event, which will see the Santas set off from Market Square at 10. It's all to raise money for Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity. See the Dead Universe website for more information -http://www.deaduniversecomics.com/santadash/ Read more [...]

Interiors: a club designer’s home

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When Shaun Clarkson and his partner Paul Brewster first viewed their two-storey townhouse just off Exmouth Market in Islington, London, they had been house-hunting for five years, looking for a project. “Most houses we saw had been ‘done’ – ruined by developers with laminate flooring and new kitchens,” explains Clarkson. “It took us a long time to find the right place.” After a decade of open-plan warehouse living in Shoreditch, Shaun and Paul were drawn to the cosy intimacy of Georgian Read more [...]

The troubled turn to social media for relief after deadly events in Beirut and … – Al

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French people took to social media to find friends and relatives, search for shelter and tell the world they were safe on Saturday, after a wave of attacks across Paris left 128 people dead.Internet users posted poignant appeals on Twitter to find their loved ones who had been at the scenes of the bloodshed, including at the Stade de France stadium and a rock gig at the Bataclan theatre."If anyone has news of Lola, aged 17, at #Bataclan Read more [...]

Kate Leigh’s Sydney criminal home sells for $1.7 million at auction

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The dilapidated Sydney house sold for $700,000 more than asking price Ms Leigh ran a criminal empire for 40 years in her largest Surry Hills homeThe feared illegal businesswoman ran 20 sly grog shops and sold drugs Leigh was rich, charismatic and generous to underdogs in razor gang eraDied broke in 1964 and police and politicians among 700 at her funeralBy Brianne Tolj and Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:24 GMT, 15 November 2015 | Updated: 08:35 Read more [...]

58 Crown cases listed for Bishop St held up

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Nile Niami claims his Bel Air meganmansion is really worth $500million

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The Bel Air home, which will be finished in 2017, is close to those of celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Elon MuskThe property has panoramic views of the LA basin and Pacific Ocean and will cover more than 100,000 square feetThe price works out to about $5,000 per square foot, which the property's developer Nile Niami says is a good price for what the buyer is gettingThe home will have five swimming pools, a casino, a nightclub and a lounge with jellyfish tanks replacing the walls Read more [...]

Family home in Westoe Village, South Shields, has a seafaring history

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Liz and David McNulty have breathed life back into their historic Georgian home. David spotted the stunning Grade II Listed property in Westoe Village, South Shields, in the early 1980s, and despite it being in desperate need of repair, the couple fell in love with its size and period features. They made Westoe Grange their home 33 years and ago and set about restoring it to its former glory. Liz said: “My husband spotted it. It was an absolute ruin when we first got it, but we loved the size Read more [...]

Flats plan for B-listed Lochee church set to go ahead

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A Lochee church is to be converted into 16 homes, with Dundee City Council set to approve the plans next week. A meeting of the development management committee on Monday is set to accept a planning application to turn Lochee Old and St Luke’s Parish Church, a B-listed building situated on Bright Street, into 11 residential units, with a further five terraced houses being built on the accompanying land. A report by director of city development Mike Galloway gave details of the proposals. If approved, Read more [...]

Perfect Sunday: Weed, yoga & brunch a winning combo at Yoga With a View

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By Kyle Wagner, The Cannabist Staff “Your other left,” said yoga instructor Larissa Ortiz, and there was much giggling and the sounds of people switching legs. When Ortiz followed up with a comment on the inherent difficulties in being stoned and doing yoga, the whole class cracked up. It was a light moment in the midst of an otherwise surprisingly focused hour-and-a-half meditation and yoga session Read more [...]