Super-rich and Homeless
Short of bungee jumping into a croc infested river, buying a home is renowned as one of the life’s most stressful markers. Mortgages, home reports, dodgy surveys, local schools and fluctuations in property prices all ensure fretful nights for most homebuyers. Surely if we were newly minted into the echelons of the super-rich all our [...]
Zesty Fresh Spring Breaks
The Ferry House, Port Appin The term unique crops up a lot on the luxury rural property website Sheepskin Life, it seems they’re at pains to emphasise their difference. There is no corporate blandness here. The quality of properties is uniformly high and the service is tailormade, concierge style. The Ferry [...]
Mhor, Mhor, Mhor!
Crème Brûlée with Golden Glengoyne-Soaked Sultanas, Orange and Hazelnut Shortbread So that’s it the clocks have gone back, autumn’s begun its tailspin into winter; it’s pitch dark and perilously close to freezing by 5p.m. and there’s only one way to survive. We must cleave to comfort foods, dive deep into indulgence and sit [...]
Rekindled, Britain’s Love Affair with the Country House
The Euro crisis and plummeting European property prices have put paid to the days when buying exclusive property overseas was de rigueur for wealthy Brits. Instead more and more people are reviving the country house tradition, viewing the acquisition of prime rural property as a haven in times of inflationary pressure, and also as [...]
Running Away to Sea
Top Coastal Getaways If you’ve been holding off on taking a summer break, waiting for the sun and hoping it might shine, then no doubt you’re still waiting. Summer 2012 has conclusively failed to fizzle. However there is still hope of some decent sunshine through September and time to carve out a long [...]
Finding the Perfect Bolthole
A Hume Guide to the Scottish Borders # 1 The idea of escaping the daily drudge in favour of time out in splendid isolation lives large in the collective imagination. The quiet restorative power of slowly discovering a new landscape on foot, bike, or boat cannot be underestimated. It’s unfortunate then, that arranging the [...]
