How even well intended actions without legal backup can go awry
Henry Fielding wrote in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, ‘It is not enough that your designs, nay that…
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All you need to know on the UK’s HNW investor visa scheme
The UK actively encourages investment from overseas, which naturally results in the increase of high net worth individuals from outside…
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Is fine wine investment ripe for a technology revolution?
Author: by Spear’s Editorial Over the past decade managing a portfolio of assets online, also known as self-directed portfolio management,…
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How can I avoid paying inheritance tax on my home?
Headlines about UK house price inflation abound. The English Land Registry has reported a 5.6 per cent average annual house…
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Investment in the UK is an attractive route to gain residency for relocation with families to the UK; maintaining a…
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Minimalist tea sets
Author: Romy van den Broeke Classic tea sets are ornate, quaint and quintessential to their country of origin, but we’ve…
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Without private finance, plays like mine can’t exist
With fringe theatre, which is an exciting place for a new play such as mine to begin, private sponsorship is…
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Why dating a younger woman soon becomes old hat
GAP YEARS We all know weddings are fun occasions. Or should I perhaps say ‘funny’. Or plain weird in some…
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Our 21st century taxonomy of the new wealthy
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN One of the low on whom assurance sits As a silk hat on a Bradford…
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For new wealth, head to Yorkshire or Hampshire
Author: Chloe Barrow CAPITAL OUTFLOW While the country debates the merits of spending £50 billion on HS2, which will cut…
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What might Vladimir Putin’s long-term plan for regional conquest look like?
Author: by Stephen Hill Putin’s creeping annexation of the third division of Ukraine, with only Western sanctions to stop him,…
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Inside the green room at the Oxford Literary Festival
Over the past few years, they’ve become a quintessential part of British culture. They come in all shapes, sizes and…
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Looking south, Putin is the undisputed master of the Black Sea and what lies beyond the southern defence line of…
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Stars of fine wine come out for The World of Fine Wine’s tenth anniversary dinner
The world’s best-selling wine author Hugh Johnson OBE, The World of Fine Wine’s editorial adviser, was joined by other contributors…
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Come to Gstaad for the skiing and celebrities, stay for the Michelin-starred food
Small Swiss villages are not necessarily known for their food. But then again, Gstaad isn’t your average Swiss village. Yes,…
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Celebrate the cherry-blossom season with Sakura at Sake No Hana
Cherry-blossom time is cheery time: the delicate petals appear on trees from Tokyo to Chelsea and the world celebrates the…
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From unwanted fruit and vegetables come Rubies in the Rubble’s jams and chutneys
Food waste is an issue close to my heart. I hate seeing food going in the bin – it is…
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Favourite novel-to-screen adaptations?
Author: Aoife Moriarty With news that Steven Spielberg is to direct the movie version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel…
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How To Make Great Coffee
Does the perfect cup of coffee really exist? James Bailey, Head of Quality at Workshop Cafe London, explains the product…
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‘Your collection of books says a lot about you’: meet the creators of the bespoke library
Author: Laura Walkinshaw “You could argue that a hotel should be a home from a home but better,” says Philip…
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