NUMBER 10? HE’S ON HOLIDAY...
GORDON BROWN GB has shown little interest in the rest of the world during his premiership, holidaying in the Lake District and Norfolk. Poor Sarah – who’d marry a politician? If he is forced into early retirement, you can’t see Gordo adopting the perma-tanned look
The subject of second homes is still a touchy one in the corridors of Westminster, but gripped by pre-election fever we couldn’t resist doing our own little holiday home hunt for each of the three party leaders in contention for PM...
of Tony Blair and swanning around Sharm el Sheikh. No, Gordon would be throwing phones around and smiling weirdly… Not everyone’s choice of neighbour – just ask Alistair Darling. But where could he tame that restless energy? Well, wife Sarah spent her childhood in Tanzania and Gordon has prioritised aid to Africa. So given he has experience as a university lecturer, we can picture him teaching prudent budgeting in a small African
DAVID CAMERON
village... Please! Alternatively, with a young family and as a good friend of Uncle Sam,
David Cameron’s easy public-school charm would make him the toast of any yacht
Gordon, Sarah and the boys would look
club from Folkestone to Fremantle. And with the family fortune estimated at £3.5
right at home in a modest Florida villa, close to the theme parks. And his good
million, quite a few estate agents would love to make his acquaintance too – buddy
friend JK Rowling is sure to sort
George Osoborne would be the first to point out the benefits of buying over renting.
him out with free tickets to the
David’s photo-friendly, bucket-and-spade holiday in Cornwall in 2008 was followed
new Wizarding World of
up by a couple of weeks sailing around Turkey’s Turquoise Coast. But Dave loves
Harry Potter.
South Africa too, and took a controversial trip there in 1989 – a prime piece of African game reserve would offer the chance for a spot of hunting. Maybe, but with Sam Cam pregnant again, a child-friendly culture with top-notch maternity services would be the sensible, conservative – with a small “c” – choice. So France it should be. They could afford a château in the Dordogne, but prefer a modest lifestyle, so we’ve picked a pretty bargain in southwest France.
FLORIDA FRANCE €745,000 (£659K) Location Gaillac, Tarn Property Huge 14th-Century farmhouse Features Pool, courtyard, close to medieval village Contact Latitudes; 020 8951 5155, www.latitudes.co.uk
$193,000 (£127K) Location Lake Davenport Estates, Davenport. Property Four-bedroom, two-bathroom villa with pool. Features Minutes from Disney, good rentals. Contact Dolby Properties: 001 407 352 3664; www.dolbyproperties.com.
NICK CLEGG He leads the most pro-European party, his wife is Spanish and his kids are named Antonio, Alberto and Miguel, so Spain seems the obvious choice. Too obvious maybe, for a fresh-faced candidate trying to break the mould, and can you see Nick throwing shapes at the Buddha Bar in Puerto Banús? Vince Cable maybe, but not Nick... Clegg is Mr Global – he speaks five languages, was an MEP, had a Russian grandma and as a teenager did a US road trip. And he’s a Lib Dem, so don’t ask him to make up his mind too quickly... So how about apartments in Paris, Moscow and New York and a pad in the Bahamas. Hmmm, his party
ITALY €190,000 (£168K) Location Rotella., Le Marche Property Two-bedroom apartment.
might frown at the carbon emissions… Call us indecisive but let’s
Features Created from a cleverly restored defence fortress with magnificent country views. Shared garden, parking and pool.
compromise on Italy – Tuscany, no, Le Marche, are you sure?
Contact Casa Travella: 01322 660988; www.casatravella.com.
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