City executive who skipped £43k in train fares ‘revealed’ by media
Author: Aoife Moriarty Last April, a story broke that painted HNWs in a rather unappealing light. A millionaire city worker,…
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Millionaire steps in to save local Banksy artwork
Author: Aoife Moriarty Banksy’s ‘Spy Booth’, near GCHQ in Gloucestershire, was inspired by last year’s global surveillance scandal. It is…
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How Prime London property helps fund affordable housing, not wreck it
There is a familiar refrain in certain sections of the media and the political class revolving around how purchasers of…
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Gloomy global news hasn’t stopped exciting, uplifting philanthropic stories
So much for silly season. This August has seen a ceaseless stream of ‘real news’ – from Gaza, Liberia and…
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‘Revenge porn’ law not required in UK, according to peers’ review
As reported today by the BBC, a review of existing laws on social media crime has concluded that current legislation…
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UK-Russia child abduction still a problem but new law may help
The wheels of international law turn slowly. On 1 October 2011, Russia became the 86th signatory of the Hague Convention…
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India’s richest set to quadruple wealth over next four years
Author: Aoife Moriarty A new report by the Kotak Group and Ernst & Young claims that India’s ultra high net…
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Writing a will? Here are the terrible things which can go wrong
We make impressions all the time – first impressions, bad impressions, false impressions. But it was the impression of a…
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A potentially illegal cleaner may be trouble for Emma Watson – here’s how to avoid the same thing
At the beginning of the year, former immigration minister Mark Harper resigned from the government when his Colombian cleaner was…
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Sale of Magna Carta Island answers an 800-year-old question
The debate over the significance of the Magna Carta has rumbled on for centuries, but has anyone considered (as the…
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Commonwealth Games UNICEF tie points out difficulty of giving to foreign charities
Pondering idly how different the coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow might be had the devolution debate already been…
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How the government is going about snatching tax up-front
HM Government is introducing controversial legislation in the Finance Act 2014 to force individuals with open tax enquiries with HMRC,…
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A new way to make money in London property – make flats back into houses
In the days when Woolworths sold everything for sixpence it used to be possible to buy large items in stages.…
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Our top seven tips for keeping abreast of the IPO tide
Following a recent wave of flotations in London, Britain looks like it is on track for a record year for…
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Revealed: Global cities with the highest percentage of millionaires
Author: Aoife Moriarty The cities with the highest percentage of millionaires have been revealed for the first time ever by…
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From the Duchess of Argyll to Snapchat, how to deal with revenge porn
While our Victorian forebears may have considered it de rigueur to collect erotic lithographs, recent statistics show current generations have…
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Rise of the Millionaire Pensioner
Author: Aoife Moriarty The life and pensions provider stated that the number of millionaire pensioner homes in the UK increased…
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Luxury property investors look to Sardinia and the Emerald Coast
The diverse regions of Italy all have that certain something that makes them truly unique.Sardinia is the second largest island…
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Forget the gold standard, it’s all about silver bugs these days
SILVER SPIRIT There are still presumably plenty of gold bugs among you, but what about silver bugs? How many of…
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Blue Plaques scheme relaunch signals English Heritage’s reliance on philanthropy
Back in June, I attended the inaugural dinner for the relaunch of London’s Blue Plaque Scheme. Plans to restructure English…
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