Portfolio Sept 2014 by PORTFOLIO publications

SEPTEMBER 2014 / ISSUE 3

PORTFOLIO BRIGHTON & HOVE

BERNIE ECCLESTONE

SEPTEMBER 2014

From rags to riches

BUYING A SECOND HOME

For holiday or investment

OUT FOR LUNCH

At Hotel du Vin

PORTFOLIO BRIGHTON & HOVE

REGENCY GRANDEUR IRRESISTIBLE PERIOD PROPERTIES

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BLOCK & ESTATE MANAGEMENT A TRANSPARENT, PROACTIVE & REFRESHING APPROACH TO RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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INSIDE

News

Calendar: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in September

Up my Street: Richard Zinzan

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September Collection: Period properties Overseas: Cool contemporary in Ibiza Buying a second home: Professional advice

What House exhibition

Talk Money: Mortgage advice

Interiors: Go vintage

Gardening For advertising and general enquiries contact Lynne Edwards: 07931 537588 lynne@portfoliopublications.co.uk All rights reserved. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions relating to advertising or editorial. The publisher reserves the right to change or amend any competitions or prizes offered. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written consent from the publisher. No responsibility is taken for unsolicited materials or the return of these materials whilst in transit. Published by:

Cover image: Austin Gray 01273 232 232 Cover photo supplied by Aurora Property www.aurora-epc.com Tel 01273 640 224

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Helping you ﬁnd your perfect Hove property Mishon Welton, 94 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2EB

COMPTON AVENUE, BRIGHTON - £1,200,000 A rare opportunity to acquire a quite lovely, period villa of immense charm and character, together with a delightful sunny walled rear garden, situated in a much favoured, prime central location, within close proximity of Brighton mainline station and comprehensive local amenities at the Seven Dials.The living/dining room is a delight, with it’s high ceilings, mouldings and impressive feature fireplace, while, the living and dining areas can be separated by original wooden doors doors. The kitchen has been extended and is well fitted and the feel of character is enhanced by exposed brickwork, with wooden bi-folding doors opening out onto the gardens. With accommodation arranged over three floors, the living space offers great flexibility, with the lower floor offering the potential for a self-contained apartment, with it’s own front door and small enclosed patio. On the first floor there are three good sized bedrooms and a modern bath/shower. Overall, this is a very comfortable and characterful family home, which combines period styling with modern expectations and is located in a superb central location.

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WILBURY AVENUE, HOVE - ÂŁ1,295,000 A substantial and most imposing, detached period home of considerable character, together with a fine, large mature rear garden. The property provides lovely light and generously proportioned living accommodation, over three floors and has been extensively improved in recent years. As you approach the property, you are struck by the impressive, recently decorated, bay fronted facade, and the private frontage, which provides valuable off road parking opportunity, in such a central location. Internally, the living room is flooded with light from the huge sash windows at the front and there are a wealth of original features on show. The same themes are continued in the adjacent dining room, which also overlooks and opens on to the gardens. At the rear of the house, there is a simply stunning, kitchen/breakfast/family room, which has been refitted with modern contemporary units and integrated appliances, has also been extended, to create a lovely light space, with French doors opening onto the garden. There are 5 double bedrooms spanning the first and second floors and, three bathrooms/shower rooms. The number and size of these rooms offer great flexibility, for a growing family, or those buyers who have a need for home based office space.

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Helping you ﬁnd your perfect Hove property Mishon Welton, 94 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2EB

MALLORY ROAD, HOVE - £1,100,000 A quite stunning, detached contemporary style residence, proudly positioned on one of the most popular roads in the Hove Park district, providing light and substantial living space generously spread over four floors with a wealth of all the modern luxuries you would expect. The open plan “vaulted” living area is as incredible as it is striking, bathed with sunshine beaming through from the westerly facing floor to ceiling windows, offering substantial but comfortable living quarters. The impressive spiral staircase leads you straight into the heart of the home with a full width open plan living space, that is ﬁtted with a kitchen worthy for even the greatest of chefs’, this then leads onto a flat and mature westerly facing rear garden. Each of the ﬁve double bedrooms have access to an en-suite bathroom perfect for modern family living. Mallory Road is set in the heart of this popular location being close to both Hove Park and Hove Recreational Grounds, close to Dyke Road with easy access to the A23/A27. Viewing is certainly advised to appreciate what is on offer through the sellers sole agents.

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ONSLOW ROAD, HOVE - ÂŁ985,000 An impressive modern detached family home, which provides light, spacious and beautifully presented living accommodation, which is situated in a favoured Hove Park setting. On entering the house you are immediately struck by the light and airy impression as the entrance hall, leads to three separate reception rooms.The kitchen is beautifully fitted with a full range of quality integrated appliances and overlooks the delightful, yet easily managed lawned rear garden, offering plenty of space for relaxing and outside living. On the first floor there are four good sized bedrooms, with the main one having a luxury en-suite facility and separate main family bathroom. Onslow Road itself, is considered to be one of the best roads within the Hove Park district, being a pleasant and leafy road ideally placed within close proximity of local shopping facilities in the Droveway and also Hove Park and Hove Recreation Ground. Bus services, which connect with the city centre, pass along Dyke Road and Shirley Drive. There is also a short cut to Hove station across Hove Recreation Ground!

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Citywide sales & lettings 01273 565566 www.spencerandleigh.co.uk

WITHDEAN - £699,950 Five bedroom detached home, extended living space, master bedroom with en-suite, modern family bathroom, “Paula-Rosa” fitted kitchen, well-kept gardens with views, drive way & garage.

PATCHAM OLD VILLAGE - £795,000 New detached four bedroom chalet bungalow in a small select gated development. South facing living room with wooden floors and feature bay window, master bedroom en-suite. Call to view.

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WHAT’S happening

NEWS

Leaders Auction of children’s art raises £2,200 for Macmillan A special auction of children’s artwork took place in Brighton last month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, raising £2,200 for the charity. Leaders hosted the auction as part of its popular annual art competition in which school children of all ages are invited to ‘Create a Masterpiece for Macmillan’. The best pictures were put on display at Leaders’ Western Road branch for attendees to enjoy and place bids on. Auctioneer Nick Muston from Austin Gray, encouraged everyone to dig deep for Macmillan and they did not disappoint. A number of the pictures attracted keen interest, in particular a striking painting of colourful beach huts by Izzy Willet, age 13. After numerous bids were placed, the painting was sold for £310, the highest bid of the evening. Leaders have chosen Macmillan as their charity partner for 2014 and have pledged to raise £25,000 for them this year. Macmillan needs to raise £3.7million to fund the Sussex Macmillan Cancer Support Centre in Brighton, set to open in the summer/autumn of 2014 www.leaders.co.uk, www.macmillan.org,uk

A warm welcome in Worthing

Property Professionals Lunch

W. Welch Estate Agents Ltd is a new independent, family run estate agency, run by Wesley Welch and his team of experienced and qualified staff. Wesley himself has 17 years experience in the

quarter and a chance to enter a prize draw to

property market in London, Mayfair and along

raise money for the Rockinghorse Children’s

the South Coast.

Charity. The Next Property Professionals Lunch is on

W. Welch Estate Agents specialise in residential

Thursday 2nd October 2014 at Pub Du Vin

sales and, in addition, offer a specialist search consultancy to take the pain out of searching

Searches UK’s quarterly lunch gives property

for the perfect home. They will target the areas

professionals in the Sussex region the opportunity

you want to live and try and find the property you

to mingle with peers and like-minded people in a

have set your heart on...

warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere to discuss

Brighton. Arrive at 12pm for lunch at 1pm The cost is £30 per to include a 3 course lunch along with wine and coffee. For more information or to register for the

new ideas and create fresh business

lunch, email melanie@searchesuk.co.uk or visit

opportunities. There is a guest speaker each

www.searchesuk.co.uk

Pukka property

Chef and includes the spiral staircase that he slid

in their comfortable and modern new offices,

Speaking of Jamie Oliver, as we are (see our

updated since Jamie lived there in 1999.

in Worthing’s town centre for chat over a tea or

feature starting on page 88) eagle-eyed fans might

coffee, and to offer help with your property

recognize a very special property on the market with

dwelling that has been extended to maximise the

plans. Turn to page 40 for more information.

London agent Stirling Ackroyd. The stunning 3

living space with one of the highest specifications

W. Welch Estate Agents.

bedroom, three bathroom, Clerkenwell home was

one could find on the open market” the price tag is

01903 898 000.

outed in the Sunday Times as the property used by

£2,995,000.

www.w-welchestateagents.co.uk

Oliver when he launched his career as The Naked

www.stirlingackroyd.com

Bespoke marketing details come as standard and are bright, smart and full of professional photography of your home, giving it the attention it deserves. The W. Welch team offer a warm welcome

down… Though the bespoke kitchen has been Described as “a quite remarkable freehold

MEET THE TEAM Managing Director: Lynne Edwards 07931 537 588 • lynne@portfoliopublications.co.uk Production Editor: Fiona McTernan portfoliomagazineproduction@gmail.com

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A u n i q u e perspective o n bu yi n g, letting an d s ellin g h o m es .

WILBURY ROAD, Hove BN3 £575,000 THIS NEWLY REFURBISHED GARDEN FLAT OFFERS SUCH A RARE AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE SPACE WITH NO COMPROMISE ON LOCATION.

This quiet street is a lovely escape from the busy hustle and bustle of Brighton and Hove. There is such a friendly based community to take advantage of and modern, newly refurbished interiors to escape to.

WEST HILL STREET, Brighton BN1 A Guide of £565,000

THIS VICTORIAN TERRACED HOME IS PERFECTLY NESTLED AWAY WHILST PROVIDING SHORT DISTANCE FROM SEVEN DIALS, THE TOWN CENTRE AND SEAFRONT

With beautiful yet simple styling and a unique layout design, this Salisbury House apartment is a hidden gem. Beautiful interiors | Spacious living room with partial sea views and kitchen | Gorgeous features | Master bedroom with en-suite shower room and storage | Second double bedroom | Extensive storage and utility cupboard | EPC: C/76

ST AUBYNS, Hove BN3 OIEO £435,000 RARELY CAN YOU INDULGE IN SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE FROM A HOVE SEAFRONT APARTMENT.

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01273 772175 | Brighton & Hove Office | 32 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FN

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his stunning detached three storey house boasts four bedrooms and four bathrooms has been completely refurbished and redecorated to the highest standards. The generous living accommodation includes a 13’ open plan dining area, 11’ luxury fitted kitchen, 10’ breakfast area, 21’ living room and a 20’ open plan living space area on the lower ground floor (with natural Indian flagstone flooring and under floor heating). Bi-folding doors lead to the front terrace area, The contemporary front garden has natural Indian flagstone, and a terraced seating area. A further front terrace area offers spectacular views down to the sea, whilst to the rear, is a stunning split level landscaped garden area, with ornamental pond, seating areas, a children’s play area, a summer house, and a decked area housing a hot tub. A selection of trees, flowers and shrub borders complete this tastefully enclosed garden. There are stunning views from all principal rooms at the front of the property down to the coast.

Warren Road, Woodingdean BN2 6DD Guide Price: £600,000 – £650,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 Extras: Terraced garden. Summer house. Hot tub Best bits: Generous, contemporary accommodation. Stunning views. Great for entertaining King & Chasemore, Estate Agents 43 High Street, Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7HE Tel: 01273 301066 www.kingandchasemore.co.uk

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Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Mill Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea

Guide Price £1,200,000 Freehold EPC TBC

Down a pretty winding lane and a stone’s throw from the wonderful café’s and independent stores on Shoreham High Street and even closer to Shoreham’s mainline station lies number seven Mill Lane. Surrounded by charming, mature gardens and partial flint-stone and pretty red brick walling, this 1930’s period home is nestled away from the rest of the street and has a feeling of seclusion and perhaps just a little art nouveau grandeur. A splendidly detailed and rustic wooden gate leads down a paved path to the front door in the centre of the house. This, in turn, leads through a vestibule into the main entrance hallway, where glazed leaded-light double doors lead onto a super walled garden, offering security and relative seclusion. Off the hallway on the ground floor are living room, dining room, guest cloakroom and serving area leading to the kitchen. The generous living room runs from the front to the back of the house and opens out, through another set of delightful glazed leaded-light double doors, onto a stone paved terrace and glorious garden beyond. The striking wood-panelled dining room across the hallway also overlooks the back garden through a pretty bow window and features a superb panelled fireplace surround and mantel. Adjacent to this is the erstwhile serving area which opens into a good-size family kitchen, which benefits from a walk-in larder, ample space for a dining table and a separate utility/boiler room. Here, past a small cupboard and outside cloakroom, there is access to the garden at the side and to the pathway over to the garage and shed.

Period details abound throughout this lovely home; pretty wooden doors and door furniture, wall panelling, fire-surrounds and skirtings, together with beautiful, leaded-light bow windows and high ceilings. Back in the main hallway, the handsome stairway, again in early 20th century design, leads up to the first and second floors. The first floor benefits from four double bedrooms, including a master with en-suite, a family bathroom, box room and storage cupboard. Two of the bedrooms overlook the pretty front garden and the other two the back garden and over the rooftops to Shorehams 11th century, grade I listed village church. On the second floor are two further smaller bedrooms, two attic spaces and a small bathroom. These rooms would make excellent children’s or guest rooms and there may be scope, subject to planning to make the attic spaces en-suites or walk-in wardrobes. This is undoubtedly a jewel in Shoreham’s crown as it is one of the loveliest houses in one of the most convenient locations in the village. Anyone who loves early 20th century, arts and crafts or art deco architecture will fall in love with number seven, and with some considered and careful renovation this could be the modern family home of your dreams.

Hamptons International Estate Agents Hove Sales. 01273 796 061 | Lettings. 01273 796 063

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Redhill Drive, Westdene, Brighton, BN1 5FH

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he mould has definitely been broken by this three bedroom detached chalet bungalow with a stunning contemporary themed interior, created by the present owner. We love the stylish appearance which looks fresh from a shoot for a glossy homes magazine. The property features soft tones and attention to detail in all areas which really must be seen to be fully appreciated. The key features include a spacious dual aspect lounge/dining room with stunning views,

a large shower room with traditional style suite and large walk in shower. Additionally on the ground floor there are two bedrooms and a conservatory. At the first floor is the stunning master bedroom and open plan en-suite bathroom featuring a free standing roll top bath. Outside there is a large lawn rear garden surrounded by trees and mature shrubs and to the front a private driveway and integral garage which could also offer additional living space if required.

Price: £499,950 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Extras: Spacious through lounge/dining room, lovely kitchen with wood block worktops & butler sink & conservatory onto the rear garden Best bits: Detached chalet bungalow with modern contemporary interior. Internal viewing highly recommended Spencer & Leigh 108 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8YA 01273 565566   www.spencerandleigh.co.uk

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Queens Park Road, Brighton

£599,995 FREEHOLD

Exclusive to Maslen Estate Agents. Original period home close to Brighton’s Queens Park A beautiful Victorian terraced house with many original features. Comprising 4/5 bedrooms, sitting/dining room, kitchen, bathroom and garden. Additionally, there are sea views from the second floor. Queens Park Road is situated in a extremely popular residential area, close to Queens Park and local schools. Bus services provide easy access to the City including Brighton’s mainline railway station with commuter links to London Victoria, St Pancras and London Bridge. Maslen Estate Agents 39 Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3HQ t: 01273 677001

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CALENDAR of events

SEPTEMBER

OUR PICK OF SEPTEMBER EVENTS PLUS WIN TICKETS TO THE SAVOY THEATRE!

September 26-28 Brighton Art Fair

City Books present Will Self, talking about his new book, Shark. This novel is based on real events in the Second World War when the ship which had delivered the fissile material to the south Pacific to be dropped on Hiroshima was subsequently sunk by a Japanese submarine with the loss of 900 men, including 200 killed in the largest shark attack ever recorded. The evening will feature an exclusive book reading, a question and answer session, plus the chance to purchase signed first edition copies. The Ropetackle, Shoreham-by-Sea. 7pm, www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk

September 16 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire National Theatre Live is an exciting initiative to broadcast live performances of the best of British theatre to cinemas in the UK around the world. Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from London home starring Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois, Similarly being broadcast live on October 1 is Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me, live from the Bidgewater Hall, Manchester with an exclusive preview of his second installment of memoirs, More Fool Me. Both of these events will be streamed live to various cinemas and venues including: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea. www.dlwp.com, Connaught Cinema, Worthing, 7pm. www.worthingtheatres.co.uk Duke of York Cinema, Brighton www.picturehouses.co.uk

September 21- Walking Home: An Evening with Clare Balding Spend an evening in the company of national treasure Clare Balding as she talks about her hugely-anticipated new book, Walking Home. ‘I used to know the geography of the UK only by racecourses’. This is the story of how she discovered Britain in all its mud and glory. From the delights of the North East Coastal Path to the Highland Way, from Milngavie to the South Downs. It’s also the story of the people she has met and her adventures with them along the way. The ticket includes a free book and Clare will be meeting and signing books after the event. Presented by Penguin Live. Theatre Royal, Brighton. 7.30pm. www.atgtickets.com/brighton

BILL WATERS

September 8 Meet The Author: Will Self

Now in its 10th year, Brighton Art Fair brings 100 of the brightest and best contemporary visual artists from Sussex and around the country to exhibit and sell their work at the Brighton Dome and Corn Exchange. The largest annual art exhibition on the South Coast, Brighton Art Fair selects the most talented painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors along with artist groups and Sussex based galleries. Corn Exchange, Brighton. Tickets £5 in advance, £6.50 on the door, under 14s free. www.brightonartfair.co.uk

WIN! Two tickets to see dirty rotten scoundrels Be transported to the French Riviera and its decadent underworld, in the five-star critically acclaimed new musical production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, at the glamorous Savoy Theatre, London. Based on the classic comedy film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels sees two seasoned swindlers attempt to hoodwink a millionaire heiress. As the pair compete in the true art of the con, they discover there is only room for one of them! With a cast including three time Olivier and Tony Award winner Robert Lindsay, comedy legend Rufus Hound, Olivier Award nominee Katherine Kingsley, stage and screen icon Samantha Bond and John Marquez, you are guaranteed an evening of sophistication with a good dash of mischief! All you need to do to win this fabulous prize is to email the answer to this simple question to competitions.portfoliomagazine@gmail.com. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is currently running at which London Theatre? Terms and Conditions: The prize is for a pair of tickets. The tickets are valid for Monday to Friday performances until 1 November. Terms and conditions apply.

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52 Church Road Hove, BN3 2FN • Tel 01273 778844 113 St. Georges Road, Brighton BN2 1EA • Tel 01273 685111 10 Station Road, Portslade BN41 1GA • Tel 01273 383830

Westbourne Gardens - £249,950

Hove Office 01273 778844

Sawyer & Co are delighted to offer this beautifully presented garden flat in this highly sought after location. Moments from the seafront and various shopping facilities, bars shops, cafes on Portland Road, Hove mainline railway station and further shopping facilities including restaurants, bars cafes on Church Road are also easily accessible. The property itself has light and spacious accommodation occupying the whole of the ground floor comprising: west facing lounge with bay windows and feature fireplace, good sized modern kitchen/ breakfast room, double bedroom and lovely bathroom with separate shower cubicle. Front and rear garden, the garden is accessed via the kitchen plus through double doors off the bedroom and offers plenty of space for table and chairs. A great property in a lovely location! Viewing highly recommended. EPC Rating D.

Wilbury Villas, Hove - £420,000

Hove Office 01273 778844

A superb, spacious 2 bedroom ground floor flat with good size rear garden situated in one of the most sought after roads in Central Hove moments from the seafront and various shopping facilities, restaurants, cafes, bars etc in Church Road. Hove mainline railway station with its excellent direct links to London is also nearby. The flat has a large lounge, two double bedrooms and many attractive period features throughout. The delightful rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with a paved patio with ample space for table and chairs at the far end. Viewing is highly recommended.

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Buckingham Place, Brighton - OIEO ÂŁ285,000

Brighton Office 01273 685111

Spacious two-bedroom flat with a superb outlook over bustling Seven Dials. On the first floor of a well-maintained Victorian conversion this is one of four flats sharing the freehold. The sizeable light filled lounge/dining room has a large bay window offering an engrossing outlook over to the street life bustle of Seven Dials down below. Located in this prime neighbourhood that is part of the West Hill conservation area it takes its name from the seven roads that radiate out. Being just a few minutes walk up the hill from the station, commuters will love this perfectly central location. EPC rating D (68)

Sheffield Court, Brighton - ÂŁ325,000

Brighton Office 01273 685111

Contemporary two-bedroom central apartment with citywide views. In a superb location right in the heart of Brighton, this contemporary apartment is a surprisingly quiet place to live. Accessed through a central landscaped courtyard at ground level, the rear has a raised outlook and a balcony offering wonderful street and rooftop views. There is also a communal store room for bicycles along with a huge communal roof terrace being two further bonuses that combine to make this home more than a sum of its parts. EPC rating D (65)

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in association with Sawyer & Co

Fine & Country 52 Church Road, Hove BN3 2FN

Tel: +44 (0)1273 739911

Clayton Priory, London Road, Hassocks Clayton Priory is Listed Grade II*, being of particularly important ‘historic and architectural interest’, and is a superb example of a classic Regency Country House.The property is understood to date from 1820, designed by John Biagio Rebecca for a Brighton merchant called Robert Podmore. The house, originally named New Priory, instantly gained recognition in the area for its fine architectural design and was mentioned in the 1835 Horsfield edition of History and Antiquities of the County of Sussex as “... and elegant and commodious mansion on an elevated situation...” Externally, the main double-fronted eastern facade is typical of the Regency style, with symmetrical sash windows, a classical pediment and a fine entrance portico with fluted ionic columns. To the southern side of the house is a colonnade of Doric columns extending along the whole of the ground floor, over which is the Latin inscription ‘Sola in Deo Salvs’, which translates as ‘Only in God is our Salvation. There is also a swimming pool and an orangery. The interiors of Clayton Priory are of similar elegance, the centrepiece being the magnificent oval reception hall, with its Imperial staircase and glass dome skylight. The doors are of fine mahogany, four of which are carved and follow the lines of the walls. Further points of note are the plaster panelling and the elegant cornicing and plasterwork to the principal reception rooms.

Tel: 01273 739911

O.I.E.O £3,950,000

Courtyard Lane, Hove Built just seven years ago this stunning home is one to easily fall in love with. Designed to achieve maximum advantage from its south facing aspect the majority of the living space faces onto its superb suburban oasis. All of the well-proportioned rooms lead off from a central oak stairway and with every bedroom having a walk-in wardrobe or built in cupboards theres an abundance of storage space. Design themes are repeated throughout bringing a strong sense of style and cohesion to the interior. Hidden behind Hoves New Church Road its an enclave all of its own with ownership of Courtyard Lane coming included as part of the package. Local private junior schools include St Christophers and Deepdene, some of the best state schools include West Hove and The New Connaught while there are a plethora of nurseries nearby too. Whilst Richardson Roads independent boutique shopping is close, there are also many bars, shops and eateries of note in easy proximity. • Detached Modern House • Sought After New Church Road location • Three/Four Double Bedrooms • Open Plan Kitchen Lounge • Three Bathrooms • South Facing Terraces • South Facing Heated Swimming Pool • Garage and Parking

Tel: 01273 739911

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UP my street

UP MY STREET: THIS MONTH WE SPEAK TO RICHARD ZINZAN ABOUT WHERE HE LIVES AND WHY HE LOVES IT. Richard Zinzan is Co-owner and Director at award-winning architects ARCH-angels WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I live in Queen’s Park... not on the park but just on the other side of the houses that face it. Our house - a 4 bedroom end of terrace - was built in 1929. The park is seconds away, Kemp Town and the beach a 5/10mins stroll down the hill. Walking into town is so simple too... We have gardens front and back and can park outside the house... It’s a great area with nice people and good pubs. HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN BRIGHTON? I came to Brighton in 1996 to study. After a brief spell back in London for a year I came back in 2000. My partner already lived here but I don’t think I would have chosen anywhere else significantly different; although I had been toying with the idea of Sydney, Australia! WHERE DO YOU SHOP LOCALLY? We use the shops in Kemp Town... Brampton’s butchers, Proto Green Grocers, The Real Patisserie, The Cherry Tree Deli and Butlers Wine on Queens Park Road. TELL US ABOUT YOUR GARDEN? We have a small garden but it feels much bigger than it actually is as we benefit from the houses that back on to us having very big gardens! Our garden is low maintenance and full of architectural plants. In July we were part of an open garden trail to raise money for the Sussex Macmillan cancer centre. In the past we have opened to raise money for the Sussex Beacon. WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY SINCE LIVING THERE? The whole house has been renovated from top to bottom in the last 10 years. First with a loft conversion to form the 4th bedroom. The ground floor was remodelled 5yrs ago to form an open plan living space. More recently the main bathroom was redesigned. You can see more on our website... www.aaarchitects.co.uk/ gallery/407/ WHICH OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN? I quite like the area of Clifton Hill and Seven Dials. We’d love to live in a new build that we designed ourselves but sites in the city are few and far between and we are not yet ready to move out to the countryside.

IF YOU WERE MAYOR WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE THE CITY? Like any other city the usual things could be improved...cleaning, refuse collections etc. There are many potential sites in Brighton and Hove that need developing to provide a different range of services from community use, leisure, to residential. Within our practice we are always looking at sites and suggesting ways to improve them. In desperate need of attention is the upgrade of the seafront between the Pier and the Marina! WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO EAT AND DRINK IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? For drinks and easy food the pubs in Hanover are great. Kemp Town has good coffee shops and places to eat: The Red Roaster, The Wooden Belly, The Ginger Dog, Busby and Wilds, Paval, Brighton Rocks, Black Dove… WHAT SPORT OR LEISURE ACTIVITY DO YOU PURSUE LOCALLY? Running to the Marina and back with my personal trainer Ty Paul. Twice a week you can see me running up and down the steps on the sea front. WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO EAT AND DRINK IN TOWN? 64 Degrees, Cote, Coal Shed, Myhotel, Chilli Pickle, Yum Yum Ninja, Riddle and Finns. WHERE DO YOU GO FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION? The Pass at South Lodge Hotel, Horsham. Or the Coal Shed. WHERE DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE VISITORS? Brighton Pier, The Royal Pavilion, the Museum, the North Laine, the flea markets/antique shops. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT OF TOWN WHERE DO YOU GO? Lewes, pubs and plant nurseries in the surrounding villages. Once in a while we go to Glyndebourne to the opera. IF NOT BRIGHTON, WHERE WOULD YOU LIVE? I wouldn’t mind a pied-à-terre in central London but not to live there full time... Barcelona would be my first choice if I had to live outside of Brighton!

ARCH-angels Architects. 01273 267184. www.aaarchitects.co.uk

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THE SEPTEMBER COLLECTION We love a period property filled with character and original features. From the simple and charming to the extravagant and sophisticated, here is our selection of some of the loveliest homes on the market this month Village Location Old London Road, Patcham, Brighton

Occupying an enviable position on the first floor of this beautiful period building in Patcham Old Village is this spacious two bedroom mansion flat. The property boasts a 15’ dual aspect lounge with open views, high ceilings and a feature fireplace. There is a fitted kitchen/breakfast room with a large feature window, big enough to eat in plus two double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Outside there is a gravel driveway with allocated parking. Within easy walking distance there are local shops including Tea Rooms, Post Office, Delicatessen and mini supermarket. Viewing highly recommended.

Elegant Apartment Brunswick Square, Hove

Price: £275,000 - £324,950  Spencer & Leigh 01273 565 566  spencerandleigh.co.uk

A truly stunning and unique first and second floor maisonette forming part of a Grade I listed building in sought after seafront square. The exceptional L-shaped drawing room 41’9 has to be seen to be believed. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining room, west aspect roof terrace and – of course – a wealth of period features complete this elegant property.

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Classic cottage High Street, Upper Beeding

Immaculate Terrace Montpelier Terrace, Brighton

This Regency style, award-winning home in the sought after conservation location of Montpelier Terrace, is just stunning. This terraced villa is one of six dominant residences in the centre of this desirable street. Immaculately presented, this Grade II townhouse has four bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as impressive living space. The lower ground floor makes the most of the graceful space and has a separate street entrance. A glossy modern kitchen leads to a walled courtyard with Mediterranean influences. The raised ground floor level, with engineered wooden flooring, consists of a vast double sitting room with intricate gesso ceilings, marble fireplaces and two sets of bi-folding doors leading out onto the south-facing veranda style balcony at the front of the property.

Built circa 1736, this Grade II Listed four bedroom flint cottage is located in Upper Beeding. The cottage has an entrance hall that accesses a living room with a large open fireplace, a dining room, a kitchen with bespoke units, a study, a bathroom, a laundry room and an outhouse. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside there is a driveway with space for two cars and to the rear of the cottage there is a 55’ walled garden. Holly Cottage is lovingly curated along with a fine blend of warmth and timeless styling. French oak flooring and bespoke carpentry give this lovely space both extra character and substance. The rear unspoilt garden with a holly tree, well and brick built wood store is a delight. A classic cottage with a real heart..

Price: £630,000 Nash Watson, 01273 733 500 nashwatson.com

Price: £2,250,000 Winkworth 01273 772 175 brightonhove@winkworth.co.uk

Regal style

Queen’s Gardens, Brighton This three storey North Laine period home has been lovingly refurbished throughout and offers many period features, good sized accommodation and a rear courtyard garden. The open plan, dual aspect living space has a wood burning stove, and a hand built kitchen with oak work surfaces accesses the rear garden. A wet room bathroom with Travertine floor has a freestanding ball and claw bath and several period style features. The two first floor offers two double bedrooms both with feature fireplaces and there is a third bedroom/reception room downstairs. The house benefits from original stripped floorboards, box sash windows with feature window sill grilles and period style radiators.

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Four large double bedrooms Fabulous master bedroom suite with dressing room Main bathroom plus separate shower room Superb interconnecting living space Feature bespoke oak kitchen Large double garage and forecourt parking Sunny aspect garden Adjacent Hove Park

Goldstone Crescent - £845,000 A fabulously presented and individual detached residence with sunny aspect garden, plenty of off-road parking and large double garage. • • • • • • • •

Oak flooring to ground floor Immaculate decorative order Five bedrooms and three en-suites Feature 32’ kitchen/family room Two reception rooms Large front garden Driveway and garage Feature secluded rear garden

Orpen Road - £1,175,000 Tudor style detached residence set well back from the road with secluded westerly aspect rear garden. Having undergone a major recent programme of modernisation and extension.

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HOVE BEAUTY

lliotts are delighted to offer this fabulous detached Tudor style residence with an abundance of character, a beautiful west aspect rear garden, with summer house and Mediterranean seating area, and plenty of off-road parking. The property has been sympathetically improved and great care taken to enhance and renovate its original features and to replicate them in the newer sections of the property. The property enjoys versatile accommodation including an impressive reception hall, fabulous interconnected living space with vaulted ceiling, front reception room plus a study. There are five/six bedrooms including two ground floor suites. Located in Hove’s premier Hove Park district within easy reach of both Brighton and Hove mainline railway stations and city centres.

30 Radinden Manor Road, Hove BN3 6NH Price: £1,195,000 Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 Extras: Parking. Walking distance of parks and railway Best bits: Spacious characterful accommodation in Hove Park district Elliotts 2 Church Road, Hove BN3 2FL 01273 773399 www.elliottsestateagents.co.uk PORTFOLIO 31

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Central Brighton

£550,000

Saltdean

North Laine

£595,000

Brighton Seafront

A spacious four bedroom modern town house in a gated mews development offering versatile accommodation. Spacious living/dining room, fitted kitchen/breakfast room, two family bathrooms, four bedrooms with the master suite having walk in eaves storage and an en-suite shower room. Further benefits include a south facing roof terrace, southerly balcony, a rear patio garden and off-road parking.

An impressive North Laine red brick mid terrace three storey period house having undergone major refurbishment, design and decoration. This two/three bedroom property has an open plan living space, a new gas heating system, wood burner, wet room bathroom, original sash windows, loft room and a relaxing courtyard garden all set in the heart of the North Laine area of Brighton City Centre.

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£735,000

A well proportioned detached four residence on the border of Rottingdean with views to the sea and the South Downs. Presented immaculately throughout and comprising of stylish family fitted kitchen/dining room, separate utility room, Family bathroom and two en-suite shower rooms, good sized rear lawned garden with patio, garage and off road parking for a number of vehicles.

£400,000 - £425,000

A split level two double bedroom flat set around a courtyard garden. Situated in this popular Seafront Square with use of approximately 5/6 acres of communal gardens. The flat has a generous lounge/dining room, fitted kitchen/breakfast room and scope to extend subject to any necessary consents. The flat is sold with a share of the freehold.

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LEGAL matters

MAKE SURE YOUR WILL REPRESENTS YOUR RELATIONSHIP “Many of us who don’t have a Will are in danger of leaving our loved one in the lurch”

Portfolio have teamed up with Brighton’s oldest law firm to bring you a monthly insight into the latest legal issues, with top tips and advice.

f you are not married or in a civil partnership, the benefits of making a Will are manifold and especially important where you and your partner share property and/or children. You will want to ensure your partner is looked after if you die. A Will gives you peace of mind that your assets, such as your share of your home, will be passed to your partner if that is what you intend. If you don’t make a Will your surviving partner has no status under the Intestacy Rules – which would then apply - so your assets could end up with relatives instead. It is estimated that one in six couples living together are not married or in a civil partnership, so many of us who don’t have a Will are in danger of leaving our loved one in the lurch.

The advantages of making a Will in those circumstances are obvious. But it is a lesser-known fact that your Will may end up not being worth the paper it is printed on if you later decide to tie the knot legally. It may be the ultimate show of love and affection, but getting married or entering into a civil partnership is likely to invalidate any Wills made by a couple before they got hitched. In my own experience, there are a number of couples out there who do not realise this, and who, post marriage/civil partnership, will have actually been intestate for some time. One couple thought their Will would surely stand if they were giving everything to each other anyway and would not want to change that. Not so – you need to make a new Will. The Intestacy Rules are not good for married couples either.

Luckily, there is a solution – if you employ a smidgeon of foresight when making the Will and include these words: ‘This Will shall not be revoked by my marriage/civil partnership with ………’ it will remain valid a er the nuptial day. A note of warning for the more fickle among us, however: this method won’t apply if you have a change of heart and decide to get hitched to someone else!

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9 Offices Covering Brighton & Hove 27 Offices in Sussex 37 Offices in London WILBURY ROAD, HOVE Fox & Sons are delighted to offer ‘For Sale’ this stunning period ground floor flat situated on Wilbury Road, Hove. This apartment has been extensively modernised but still retains many of it’s original period features. Arranged to intrigue and delight this property consists of a large dual aspect lounge with exposed beams, separate kitchen with access to west facing communal garden, two double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a Share of the buildings Freehold. EPC rating: D

Price £460,000 Drew Bailey, Hove Office 01273 820280

ARUNDEL TERRACE, KEMP TOWN Fox and Sons are delighted to offer this beautiful and superbly decorated two bedroom, character apartment on the Grade I listed Arundel Terrace in the heart of Kemp Town. Just moments from the world famous Brighton Sea Front, this flat offers bright and airy accommodation as well as use of the peaceful Kemp Town Enclosures. Viewing highly recommended. EPC rating: C

Price £350,000 Edward Middle, Kemp Town Office: 01273 688148

PELHAM SQUARE, BRIGHTON Fox & Sons are delighted to offer for sale this fantastic mid terrace Grade II listed house situated in the ‘North Laine’ conservation area. The property is situated next to a delightful garden square close to the City centre and Brighton’s mainline station having a variety of shops restaurants and cafe’s within close proximity. Benefits include four double bedrooms, spacious through lounge/diner, separate kitchen, patio area, basement and no onward chain. Viewings come highly recommended to appreciate this rarely available property. EPC rating: D

Price £699,950 Jonathan Lloyd, Western Road Office: 01273 777000

BAVANT ROAD, PRESTON PARK, BRIGHTON Fox and Sons are delighted to offer this substantial five bedroom, detached family house situated in this highly sought after residential location within a short distance of the desirable Preston Park. The well presented accommodation comprises spacious entrance hall, three reception rooms, five bedrooms, en-suite bathroom, integral garage and level rear garden. This family home delivers bags space and potential. A viewing on this property is essential. EPC rating: E

Price £875,000 Robert Harding Brighton Office 01273 508761

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DEAN STREET, BRIGHTON This beautifully presented three storey house town house is centrally located just off of Western Road, in the heart of Brighton city centre, and is considered to be in excellent decorative order throughout. Offering light and spacious accommodation with a tastefully decorated open plan layout benefiting from a conservatory with doors onto a private patio. Viewing is highly recommended. EPC rating: D

Price offers in excess of ÂŁ450,000 Contact: Jonathan Lloyd Western Road Office 01273 777000

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CAMBRIDGE ROAD, HOVE - £275,000 Share of Freehold A fantastic opportunity to acquire this sought after ground floor garden flat situated off Western Road, Hove. The property comprises entrance hall, a bright and spacious east aspect 21’0 X 15’3 lounge with FEATURE FIREPLACE and PERIOD FEATURES, WEST ASPECT double bedroom, CONTEMPORARY bathroom, separate WELL FITTED kitchen and west aspect 26’8 X 16’8 private rear garden.

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CITY STYLE A

beautifully and thoughtfully designed timber clad house situated in this sought after location in the city centre. The property offers contemporary accommodation comprising 28‘6 open plan living area with clearly defined lounge, dining and kitchen areas, two double bedrooms comprising master suite with cleverly designed partitioning to create a vaulted mezzanine level opening to the living areas and second guest bedroom, vaulted landing, cloakroom, stunning en-suite bathroom, 30‘2 decked garden terrace, excellent storage, bright accommodation with Velux windows and triple aspect. Viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate this unusual property.

Pool Passage, Brighton BN1 1NN Price: Offers in excess of £400,000 Freehold Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Extras: Decked garden terrace. Mezzanine Best bits: Sought after location. Walk to city and beach Brices 30c Western Road Hove BN3 1AF 01273 323000 www.brices.co.uk PORTFOLIO 37

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St. Andrews Road, Portslade On the ground floor of this lovely home you will find a beautiful through lounger diner, large kitchen and south facing conservatory. At the back of the house there is a stunning south facing garden that has been laid to lawn. On the first floor you have two double bedrooms, family bathroom and a separate WC, and then finally on the top floor there is another large double bedroom which has dual aspect.

Guide Price: £400,000 to £425,000 Call: 01273 206107

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Rottingdean A three/four bedroom flint fronted cottage style property,( the original show home), found in Burnes Vale, an award winning private development, built by Rydon Homes in 2001, found in the picturesque village of Rottingdean. Two reception rooms, spacious kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms, downstairs bedroom four,bathroom, en-suite shower room, downstairs wc. Balcony with views to Rottingdean Windmill, Secluded patio garden. Garage. Vacant Possession

Guide Price: £650,000 to £700,000 Call: 01273 301066

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Adelaide Crescent A two bedroom apartment on one of Hove most desirable address’s, Adelaide Crescent, the property comprises of large living room, two bedrooms, separate kitchen and dinning room. The property does need updating but could be transformed into something very special. There is a wrap around patio from where you get sea views and you also have side access to the rear patio, making it perfect for cyclists.

Guide Price £350,000 to £375,000 Call: 01273 206107

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Preston Park substantial 4,375 square foot five bedroom, five reception room detached house with heated swimming pool and large games room. Situated in an extremely popular location close to Preston Park Train Station and Surrenden Playing Fields. The property comprises: wide entrance hall, access to bedroom five, inner hallway room, which is currently used as an addition lounge, country style fitted kitchen with eating area, utility room and downstairs bathroom, two separate WC’s, large living room with feature electric fire, leading through to dining room with Velux windows, onto a further reception room which proceeds onto another ground floor reception room, which then leads onto the rear garden. This area has excellent scope to develop for a separate living area. The first floor consists of: large spacious landing with storage space and access to the loft with two dormers. Master bedroom with large en-suite bathroom, family bathroom and three further double bedrooms, each with a dual aspect. There is also a sauna which is adjacent to the master bedroom. The rear garden is an attractive sunny rear garden with feature heated swimming pool, large games room/annex with bar area, separate WC, electricity and heating, lawn area and raised patio area, very established tree and shrub borders which provide great privacy.

Guide Price: £1,350,000 Call: 01273 289336

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Warren Farm Place, Worthing - ÂŁ600,000

W Welch Estate Agents in Worthing, are delighted to offer to the open market this beautiful detached house located in the prestigious Warren Farm Place, located just off of Worthing Golf Club. The property offers a generous five bedrooms, three reception rooms and three bathrooms plus a additional downstairs W.C. The property also benefits from a double integral garage, off road parking and large rear garden. This property is ideally suited for golfing enthusiasts.

Goldsmith Road, Worthing - ÂŁ279,950

This three bed terrace Wilmore Phillips property is in good order throughout and is set in a sought after Broadwater location. On closer inspection you will find three bedrooms, refitted kitchen and separate dining room. The property also benefits from a large rear garden with a decked area ideal for dining al fresco! Worthing town centre is within close proximity for its shops and amenities, and as stated from the GSG 2012 within the catchment area for Whytmead and Springfield First schools, Downsbrook and Chesswood Middle, and Davison, St Andrews and Worthing High schools.

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OVERSEAS Property

BEAUTIFUL IBIZA

CLEAN LINES AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE CONTRAST BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE PEACEFUL, RURAL LANDSCAPE.

asa Libelai is located close to the village of Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera in the centre of Ibiza and has views of the surrounding countryside and the island of Formentera. The modern architecture, double height ceiling, spacious interiors and white colour of the building creates a strong contrast with the rural surroundings of the pine woods and agricultural landscape. This recently renovated villa has three bedrooms in the main house. The master suite has a double bedroom, dressing room and study and opens onto a private terrace with an outside shower.

Two further bedrooms both have an ensuite bathroom and access to a terrace. Outside there is a pool terrace with sunbathing and chill out areas and a large al fresco dining area seating up to 12 people.

The grounds are fully enclosed and the gardens have been extensively landscaped and planted with local trees and plants to complement the exotic gardens with palms, agaves and cacti. Jelena Cvjetkovic, Savills International, said, “this is a chance to buy a beautifully designed modern villa that is ready to move into. With four double bedrooms, there is plenty of space for family and friends. Santa Gertrudis is a very trendy village with stylish boutiques and restaurants.” Casa Libelai, Santa Gertrudis, Ibiza Price: €5,750,000 Agent: Savills 020 7016 3740 www.savills.co.uk PORTFOLIO 41

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HOME AND AWAY PROPERTY IS BOOMING IN UK COASTAL AREAS AND HOLIDAY HOTSPOTS AS THE GROWING TREND OF SECOND HOME OWNERSHIP CONTINUES … WE LOOK AT THIS TREND, AND HAVE SOME EXPERT ADVICE FROM PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ESTATE AGENTS AND ACCOUNTANTS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A SECOND PROPERTY WORK FOR YOU.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION One of the first factors to consider when you’re looking to purchase a second home or a holiday home is the location. Whether your second home or holiday home is for business or pleasure, location is a hugely important factor. Transport links, particularly to London are increasingly essential. As more and more people are choosing to holiday in the UK, many seaside coastal areas are becoming popular hotspots. SECOND HOME HOTSPOTS There will always be hotspots for second homes, and with very good reason. A lovely home in a beautiful location appeals to us all. Always do your research about hotspots and remember that the areas close to today’s hotspots may well be tomorrow’s even hotter spots. Local Estate Agents will be the first people to notice trends in the

popularity of areas so use them and take their advice. The south west has traditionally been the most popular UK location for second homes with Cornwall topping the league. But the south east now has over a quarter of the country’s second homes, with locations within commuting distance to London (and London itself) being especially popular. Sussex really does tick all the boxes with an almost perfect combination of coast, areas of outstanding natural beauty, an impressive range of property, and exceptional transport links. INVESTMENT The trend in second homes as investment properties has been accelerated by the recent changes in pension legislation allowing people to manage their own pension fund. Clearly property appeals as a safe investment, which can be realised when required. But there are other factors at play.

HOLIDAY IN THE UK The combination of increased costs of travel and improvements in average temperatures in the UK has tempted people who may previously have considered buying abroad, to opt to buy a holiday home or second home in the south of England instead. The convenience of travelling to their home is one of the primary reasons given by second home owners buying in the UK. In addition there is no language barriers to confuse the buying process, or indeed any eventual sale. All in all, it seems that second homes are holding up as the perfect combination of an investment that also yields pleasure and that good quality holiday lets in the right locations may potentially achieve higher yields than properties let on short hold tenancies.

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SECOND home We talk to four property professionals about what to do when considering a second property Accountant Comment

Jo White, Tax Consultant, Spofforths on the tax implications on owning a second property When you buy a property you may not be thinking about the tax. However, when you come to sell the property, or indeed decide to let it out, there could be some tax costs involved. When you dispose of your main home, there is often no Capital Gains Tax liability (CGT) as you are able to claim main residence relief against any increase in value. For a second property that is not your home, any profit you make will not benefit from this relief. In some circumstances it is possible to elect for a property to be considered as your main home for tax purposes. With careful planning this could mean a

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Richard James, Estate Agent on investment properties An investment property enhances your life as well as your lifestyle. Second homes and holiday homes are an emotional as well as an economic investment, with first timers looking for a weekend or holiday bolt-hole to escape work stress; while institutional buyers base decisions predominantly on yield – and in both cases there’s a great return. Changes to pension policy, allowing savers to take their whole pot at 55, makes a nest-egg property a really attractive proposition and the ‘holiday homer’ always has the opportunity to sell or rent out to release short term money. Demand for second homes in Hove in on the increase. The trend set by royalty in the 1800s coming to Brighton to ‘take the sea air’ continues. The therapeutic nature of

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seaside living, in a vibrant community that offers grand Regency apartments, smart Victorian terraces, impressive detached homes, surrounded by beautiful countryside, is still one of the biggest pulls for property investors as there’s something for everyone. We have a consistent yet increasing demand for property in central Hove and Hove Park. Central Hove more so for the views of the sea and the walking distance to all the amenities people come to expect from a seaside resort. The range of properties in central Hove lends itself to second homes and properties for holiday homes due to their flexibility accommodation-wise. www.richardjames.info mishonwelton.com

Claire Cook, Talk Money on making mortgage choices Many people consider buying a second property as an alternative to traditional investments. This can be either to let the property out, or to use as a second home. Lenders consider both of these very differently. Not all lenders offer these types of mortgages and those that do will have very specific criteria. It is essential to take independent advice not only to ensure you get the best deal, but also to make sure you are approaching the right lender for your circumstances. Sometimes these transactions can involve two

Solicitor Comment

property which has a larger inherent gain could be sold with minimal tax costs, even if you haven’t lived there for the whole period you owned it. An election can only be made where there is a change in combination of residences and it has to be made to HM Revenue & Customs in writing within two years. Once the initial election is made it is possible to change your main residence for tax purposes any number of times. For more information or if you would like to arrange a free initial consultation please contact Jo White on 01403 253 282 or email jowhite@spofforths.co.uk. www.spofforths.co.uk

mortgages, one to raise the deposit and one on the property you are purchasing. Each lender has to be happy with the lending on the other property. By taking professional advice you can avoid any pitfalls. Insurance requirements will also be different to your primary residence as your property may have vacant periods. All of these things can be dealt with straightforwardly if you take professional advice. www.talkmoney.co.uk

Sally Peake, Partner - Property team, Rix & Kay on taking professional advice Buying a holiday home near the sea can be a dream come true, but it can also be a good investment. While the call of the seagulls and the fresh salty air is fresh in your mind remember that you need to take proper advice. You are buying property so you need to take proper advice from lawyers and surveyors to see if the investment is a sound one. Lawyers perform all of the relevant checks for you (and your mortgage lender) to make sure that the property is

good security for a mortgage and can be sold in the future. They also help you to decide if you need any extra permits eg planning or landlord’s consent for any works the property needs. You should bear in mind that just because the property is a holiday home does not mean that the usual rules don’t apply - and remember not to get seduced by the idea. Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP incorporating Bunkers www.rixandkay.co.uk

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A delightful Grade II listed period detached cottage on the outskirts of this popular market town. Ideal as a weekend retreat or first time purchase, this 2 bedroom home offers exposed stone walls, pretty sitting rom, fitted kitchen/diner and useful rear utility room, with no onward chain. The lovely kitchen/diner features an inset Belfast sink, and marble worktops with windows overlooking the courtyard. Outside, the property has a stone paved seating area to the front and grass verge running the length of the Southern boundary. To the rear there is private access through a wooden gate to a useful storage area Webbers Property Services, Dulverton 01398 684003 www.webbers.co.uk

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HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AVAILABLE. Moderno from Bellway Homes, from £449,995 This lovely development in Preston Park comprises just 19 three- and four-bedroom homes combining New England-style weatherboarding with contemporary styling. A large, green open space and children’s playground make these home ideal for young families. The Wizard of Oz-themed show home really is worth a visit. www.bellway.co.uk Super B from Hyde New Homes, from £81,000 You read that right. For £81,000, qualifying buyers can use the governmentbacked Shared Ownership scheme purchase a 30% share of a one-bedroom apartment at this funky new development adjacent to Brighton station. If you’re looking to buy outright, open-market properties start at £340,000. www.hydenewhomes.co.uk Royal Alexandra Quarter from Taylor Wimpey, £POA Be the envy of your friends with a penthouse at this development on Dyke Road, Hove. You’ll have one of the most sought-after properties here, with private terrace access from the master bedroom and living/dining room, a great interior specification, communal landscaped gardens and proximity to all the city centre’s amenities. www.taylorwimpey.co.uk Westbourne Yard from Mishon Mackay New Homes, £750,000 This three-bedroom, two-storey property is a very sharp conversion of a heritage building from boutique developer, Creative Developments. Timber flooring and exposed brick walls are complemented by designer kitchens and bathrooms and glass balustrades. The mews setting is close to the beach at Hove, just off New Church Road. www.mishonmackay.com Azure from Generator Developments, from £650,000 The show home recently opened at this waterfront development in Rottingdean. The exterior design takes Art Deco as its inspiration, but adds a contemporary twist. The specification is top-notch, with timber engineered flooring, underfloor heating, Neff appliances and glass-and-steel balconies. azurerottingdean.co.uk

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Sumptuous fabrics will ensure your table looks divine. Runners, tablecloths, napkins and vases, all from John Lewis. www.johnlewis.com

Classic le Creuset, updated in cool white, looks so good that cookware can double up as serveware. www.johnlewis.com

Extra tables that stack away are essential for guests. These Ercol Kimble Nest Table are from Marks & Spencer, £499.00. www.marksandspencer.com

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Claire Cook from Independent Financial Advisors Talk Money, guides us through some of her top tips on finding the right mortgage product for your circumstances point soon, or you may receive bonuses and wish to use these to reduce your mortgage. Flexibility is one thing most fixed rates do not offer. They are literally set for a fixed period of time, and if you repay over a certain amount before the end of the fixed rate period, you could be charged a penalty. If you need flexibility, tracker rate mortgages are often a better option. These rates are variable and charged at a certain percentage above the Bank of England base rate for a set period of time, some track for the whole term of the mortgage.

urrently most new borrowers are taking fixed rate mortgages. The reason being that the fixed and variable tracker pays rates are very similar, but the tracker rates will probably be increasing at some point in the near future. Taking a fixed rate will secure your position for 2,3,5 years or maybe longer. Also, unusually, in the current market you may not be paying more for the privilege of a fixed rate. This is fine for many, but other people have a changing situation and need more flexibility. For example you may want to sell your house at some

Flexibility is one thing most fixed rates do not offer The rates are competitive and many have no early repayment charges (or penalties). This allows you to overpay on your mortgage or totally repay it at anytime. If you overpay, some offer the facility to withdraw the overpayment at a later time or take payment holidays. Some have offset accounts linked to them. This is an investment account linked to your mortgage. It is a place where you can put your savings and rather than earning interest, the

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VINTAGE STYLE IS AN ECLECTIC STYLE, WHICH IS NEITHER PREDICTABLE OR TRADITIONAL AND THERE ARE NO SET RULES ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THIS VERY RELAXED LOOK. THIS IS A LOOK THAT IS EASY TO LIVE WITH AND DOESN’T HAVE TO COST A FORTUNE.

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intage furniture can actually represent excellent value, while offering quality workmanship. Buying this kind of furniture means there is no self-assembly, not a trace of MDF and the pieces you find will be utterly individual. Vintage style offers you opportunities to demonstrate an exclusive look that cannot be had from brand-new pieces and of course no one else will have the same things or the same combination of things as you. Creating vintage style involves choosing the best elements of previous decades and mixing them with new, to

create a look that is both beautiful and quirky. The furniture can be a mixture of styles while china and glass can be mismatched. The great thing about vintage furniture is that there is something to be found to appeal to everyone. A house will feel timeless, pleasing and harmonious. Tracking down pieces of vintage furniture does require patience and effort, but time spent browsing is great fun. There are some good shops locally which specialise in all things vintage. When looking for vintage pieces it is good to remember that periods and styles do not matter nearly as much as what you like. So aim to buy things you love, rather than

ones with intrinsic antique ‘value’. Old furniture will have flaws, blemishes and imperfections but these signs should be seen as qualities - proof of time and individuality. By buying vintage furniture, you are helping the environment by recycling. Chances are the vintage furniture you buy would have been around for generations and they will continue to do so again, this time with you. Try buying pieces that are not too damaged, especially if you don’t have a lot of time and money for restoration. Equally it is important to avoid overly perfect or ‘faux’ old pieces, like furniture that has been painted or repainted, then intentionally scratched to

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look old and worn. With the increasing popularity of vintage painted furniture, there seem to be a large amount of ‘faux’ old pieces and truly authentic vintage pieces are becoming more scarce. To distinguish between real old and fake old, look for pieces that are substantial and have some weight to them - pieces that are not too fragile but possess real craftsmanship. Vintage furniture with a real history and a defect or two are more appealing as the beauty is in the imperfection and the charm is in the flaw. Be choosy when visiting vintage furniture stores and don’t fill your home with too many things, as it can become cluttered quickly. Recycled treasures need space in order to fully show off their beautiful imperfections. The answer is to keep things simple. REPAINT, REPURPOSE AND REIMAGINE Repaint, repurpose and reimagine your vintage buys - an application of paint can often transform a piece of furniture and something old can easily be turned into something new, sometimes for very little money. A coat of paint can cover up dents, scratches and veneer problems. However, if you are buying antique furniture be careful

not to paint a nice piece of mahogany, oak or walnut as these usually have a lovely grain and colour. A good polish will keep your antique pieces looking fresh. Buying vintage furniture is not just about value but about obtaining a unique piece that adds character to a room. Re-purpose pieces - for example an old bookshelf can be used not only to house books, instead filled with pretty china can look very attractive whilst being practical. If you are buying sofas and chairs they may well need to be upholstered. Make sure the seating you buy is both comfortable as it is good-looking. If you like the piece don’t worry too much about minor repairs as quick and easy alterations such as adding a new cover or a fabric throw will hide any minor flaws. If you can’t find a set of dining chairs then consider buying an assortment of single chairs and for a quirky look upholster them in different fabrics. The most important thing to remember when buying chairs is to inspect them with care and weigh up potential repairs. There is little point in buying a piece that cost as much again to be restored. Using vintage furniture in your home is the ultimate form of recycling and it also offers a greener, more creative solution.

VINTAGE FURNITURE WITH A REAL HISTORY AND A DEFECT OR TWO IS MORE APPEALING AS THE BEAUTY IS IN THE IMPERFECTION AND THE CHARM IS IN THE FLAW

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SEPTEMBER gardening

Into the Garden September sees the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. More often than not the days can sometimes still remain warm. This is a time to grab the pleasures of the last days left before autumn descends fully upon us. There is still plenty to be done in our gardens.

Things to do in the garden this month

f you have been looking after your hanging baskets and containers by watering and feeding them regularly then you may still have an autumn show of blooms. This is a good time to pay a visit to your local garden centre to select your spring bulbs and plants. Erysimum and forget-me-knots mixed with tulip bulbs will provide your spring border with contrasting height and colour. The beautiful Japanese anemones are one of the treats of the September garden. Japanese anemones come in several pinks and beautiful pure white. They are easy to grow in most garden soil and will add grace and charm to end of season borders. These can quickly spread but you can remove any excess plants by regularly digging them up. The late September border draws on other striking plants like ‘Verbena bonariensis’ - a

beautiful tall elegant plant and if you leave the heads of the verbena over winter to self seed, you will be rewarded with many more plants next year. Another autumn perennial is ‘Rudbeckia fulgida’ ‘Goldstrum’ - a wonderful plant with black-eyed daisy like flowers which will continue to flower right through autumn and even into winter if the weather is mild. Plant these in blocks for maximum impact. This is a plant that will tolerate light shade and is one of gardens top ten perennials. There are a great many plants that will continue to flower well into autumn, providing our gardens with colour and fragrance. Attention to detail will keep your garden vibrant and interesting in the weeks ahead By Tara de la Motte Editor of Sussex Homes & Gardens www.sussex-homes.co.uk

n Continue dead heading. n Cut back summer perennials which have finished flowering. n Move geraniums indoors before first frosts. n Plant spring bulbs. n Establish a new lawn. n Sow hardy annuals for spring. n Put a coat of preservative on decks and other wooden furniture to protect against winter rain and bad weather. This is a time to enjoy autumn planting as warm soil and more certain rainfall will make the ground more workable for planting both perennials and biennials. Plants that are planted now will have time to establish before the close of year. So take pleasure in your September garden and extend the summer before the days get shorter, as October approaches.

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ernie Ecclestone is a force of nature. Even at the age of 82, he strides up and down the Formula 1 pit lane and the paddock area, with the same boundless energy that has marked his reign over F1 racing for the past three decades and counting. Sitting down inside his small, unguarded private tent in the paddock area behind pit lane, it was fascinating to watch Ecclestone at work. Shortly before noon, various celebrity guests - British actors Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, billionaire Cirque de Soleil founder Guy Laliberté and a gaggle of movie stars, billionaires and the odd Prince - arrived to pay tribute to him in much the same manner as foreign dignitaries might come to greet a world leader or royal head of state. This is a fitting comparison, however, as Ecclestone has ruled over the sport in a benevolent, iron-fisted way that has seen him transform a formerly rag-tag operation composed of factional racing tribes into a multi-billion dollar global business empire. Unlike national potentates, however, Ecclestone has little need for ceremony. There is no excess baggage or artifice to his world or manner. He speaks in plain terms using an economy of words to state precisely what he thinks and feels. He has long sealed deals with a single handshake and adheres to an old-world expectation that one’s word is one’s bond. Bernie, as he has been known for years to people within F1, likes to come to the point and has never seen the need to embellish anything. It’s that kind of brutal efficiency that has marked his time as ringmaster of the Formula One circus that has become the greatest sporting show on earth. He was the first to identify the ultimate potential of television to turn F1 racing into a world-wide spectacle, and in the process has made billions from his management and ownership of the sport’s commercial activities. Bernie and his partners sold 63.4% and effective control of the business to the British private equity giant, CVC Capital Partners in 2006, a deal that was bankrolled by the Royal Bank Of Scotland, despite CVC sitting on assets of £46 billion. To date, CVC have made an estimated $4 billion from its foray into the pit lane, from dividends and by selling stock in the privately owned F1 business to companies such as BlackRock, the American investment giant, and Norges, PORTFOLIO 59

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a Norwegian state-owned fund. In 2011, Murdoch’s News Corporation tried to take control of F1 but was rebuffed by Ecclestone. Now the US giant is eyeing one last payday from F1 and its remaining 36% stake has been placed on the auction block and several media companies are itching to get involved. In pole position sits Liberty Global, the American conglomerate controlled by billionaire John Malone, which last year scooped up Britain’s Virgin Media for $15 billion. A 15.3% stake owned by the rump of the collapsed Lehman Brothers Wall Street bank is also up for grabs. This global brand generates over £1 billion a year from television and merchandise rights and all this was started by a former used car salesman who has been pulling the strings of F1 for over three decades. Ecclestone’s business philosophy is essentially one of challenging you to make a deal with him and see how you fare. After all, when in 2000 he (via his family trust) sold off a 75% stake in F1’s marketing company, his family trust earned $3.37 billion yet still owned 25 percent of the operation while still retaining effective management control of the sport. It’s the kind of deal that any business school ought to use as a master case study in the art of outmanoeuvring your opponent. The German newsmagazine Der

Spiegel recently described this deal as a “brilliant coup.” But today the master dealmaker is under assault on several fronts. In November 2011, Ecclestone was called upon to testify in a Munich courtroom in the trial of Gerhard Gribkowsky, the former BayernLB banker in Germany who oversaw the 2006 sale of F1 to CVC, which netted the Ecclestone family trust Bambino Holdings, a reported $478 million profit. Gribkowsky, the BayernLB’s chief risk officer, was accused of accepting a bribe of $44m (£27m) to deliberately undervalue the shares of F1 so that the bank sold the shares for $800 million rather than the more plausible value of $2.8 billion, as has been charged in court documents. Gribkowsky was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to an 8 and a half year prison sentence.

Ecclestone has ruled over the sport in a benevolent, iron-fisted way

Ecclestone admits that his family trust Bambino Holdings paid the sum to Gribkowsky but denies it was a bribe, testifying in court that it was the result of a subtle “shakedown” on him by Mr Gribkowsky, who was effectively blackmailing the billionaire Briton by threatening to present “false evidence” about him to British tax authorities. In May, the influential Munich daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that Munich prosecutors had decided to file charges against Ecclestone relating to the Gribkowsky bribery case and that the indictment would be handed down sometime in August as soon as the complicated legal documents could be translated into English. Despite this, Ecclestone appeared as cool as could be in the face of any possible criminal proceedings against him in Germany. He was looking forward to attending his daughter Tamara’s wedding in southern France and absolutely serene in his self-belief that he had done nothing wrong. Given his unparalleled success in defeating virtually every adversary he has ever faced, why should anyone doubt the man now? I got the opportunity to sit down with the enigma known as Bernie and posed a few searching questions, always with one foot near the door in case a rapid exit was required.

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MR. ECCLESTONE, MANY OF YOUR ADMIRERS AS WELL AS DETRACTORS WOULD TEND TO AGREE ON ONE POINT THAT YOU ARE GENERALLY A MAN WITHOUT FEAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY FEARS? No. It could well be one of my greatest assets...or strengths. I won’t be threatened or intimidated by anyone and I’ve always been prepared to do what is necessary to defend my interests.

Amongst the team owners, nobody cared or wanted to take responsibility for organising the sport - they just wanted to race their cars and try to win races

WAS THERE A POINT WHEN YOU ARRIVED IN FORMULA ONE THAT YOU FELT IF NO ONE ELSE WAS GOING TO BRING ORGANIZATION AND BETTER MANAGEMENT TO THE SPORT, THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO IT? When I arrived in the sport it was a very amateurish show. Amongst the team owners, nobody cared or wanted to take responsibility for organising the sport - they just wanted to race their cars and try to win races. It wasn’t good for the drivers, the teams, or the fans the way things were going. But you need to have proper management if you’re going to move forward. I tried to do what I thought was good for the sport and also what seemed necessary.

PURSUIT OF HIGH PROFILE INDIVIDUALS RANGING FROM GERMANY’S FORMER PRESIDENT CHRISTIAN WULFF TO ULI HOENESS, PRESIDENT OF THE BAYERN MUNICH FOOTBALL CLUB? I haven’t followed the news concerning this “hostile climate” so I can’t really speculate. But I have a lot of faith in justice systems around the world even though there were cases in the past where that faith wasn’t justified in some countries. I think in the end officials in each country’s judicial system will do what they believe is right because if they do something bad to somebody it’s on their conscience for the rest of their lives. I don’t think people go out of their way to pursue people without cause. Sometimes it’s reported that way but I don’t believe that’s the case. I’m old school. It’s the way people have to run businesses today compared to how they used to. I never knew about corporate ¬governance back then, different committees, ethics committees and God knows what else boards to report to. I never reported to any. I didn’t know about any of these things back then. Probably, if I had of done, I wouldn’t have lasted as long as I lasted. And we will be more restricted as time goes on. That’s how the world is. It’s coming that way. I don’t agree with it. What we are slowly but surely managing to do is get rid of entrepreneurs. Getting rid of people who think outside the box.”

I have 100% confidence in the German judicial system

MAX MOSLEY’S REPUTATION HAS SUFFERED IN RECENT YEARS WITH THE SCANDAL INVOLVING THE NEWS OF THE WORLD REPORT (INVOLVING CALL GIRLS)? DO YOU FEEL MOSLEY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE SPORT HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY TAINTED BY ALL THIS? Absolutely. That’s why he was so determined to defend himself against the reports and pursued matters in the courts. He felt his personal rights and privacy had been violated and it was nobody else’s business. Max and I have always been very close. We were more friends than partners. He brought a legal background to the business and many other things which helped the sport evolve. With the warm up questions out of the way, l girded my loins as l wanted to know about the court case. This case is not just vital to Bernie’s personal freedom but to the entire CVC plan to suck one last payday out of F1, plans that are now on hold until after the trial. DOES IT TROUBLE YOU THAT YOU MAY BE FACING CHARGES IN GERMANY, A COUNTRY WHOSE STATE PROSECUTORS MAY BE ENGAGED IN OVERZEALOUS

SO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY WHATEVER COMES TO PASS IN GERMANY? Yes. Absolutely. I have 100% confidence in the German judicial system. I am not worried in the least because I have told the truth. DO YOU FEEL IN RETROSPECT THAT YOUR DECISION TO TESTIFY IN THE GRIBKOWSKY TRIAL IN GERMANY IN 2011, MIGHT HAVE BEEN A STRATEGIC MISTAKE IN THAT YOUR TESTIMONY MAY AT SOME POINT BE USED AGAINST YOU? I was asked to appear and I appeared...Anything I said at the trial was the truth so I have no reason to believe or expect that anything could be turned against me. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE GERMAN LEGAL SYSTEM WAS TILTED AGAINST GRIBOWSKY? PORTFOLIO 61

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No. I don’t think so but I’m not really familiar with the German system. I do know that Gribkowsky changed his defence several times. WHAT HAVE YOUR GERMAN LAWYERS TOLD YOU ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT SHOULD YOU BE CHARGED IN THIS MATTER? Nothing. They haven’t briefed me because you can’t make decisions if there are no charges or issues to deal with. So it’s quite normal to wait until there is some reason to react. But I am not in any way ashamed of anything I have done in this case. I am not at all troubled or worried and we will have to wait until matters develop further. DO YOU NOT THINK IN RETROSPECT THAT YOU WOULD OF HANDLED THINGS DIFFERENTLY GIVEN YOUR TESTIMONY THAT GRIBKOWSKY WAS IN EFFECT SHAKING YOU DOWN FOR A PAYMENT, AND THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE TO THE AUTHORITIES YOURSELF THE FIRST TIME YOU FELT HE WAS TRYING TO BLACKMAIL YOU? What happens in life - I don’t know whether it’s happened to you - but it’s happened to me quite a few times - it’s this wonderful thing called hindsight. But how useful is it?

posed for Playboy, and announced she was pregnant. Ecclestone paid his statuesque ex-wife Slavica, a reported $1.2 billion in a landmark divorce settlement in 2009. YOU HAVE LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE SPORT OF FORMULA ONE - SOME MIGHT EVEN DESCRIBE YOU AS A WORKAHOLIC. BUT YOU’RE ALSO A FAMILY MAN WHOSE DAUGHTERS TAMARA AND PETRA ARE NOW BOTH ADULTS. HOW DO YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR DAYS WHEN YOU WERE RAISING YOUR DAUGHTERS? I didn’t devote as much time to them as I would have liked. I never neglected my daughters - quite the opposite - but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them. I have no regrets though about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life. But when they’re no longer there for you to look after you always think how you could have done things a bit differently.

it’s this wonderful thing called hindsight. But how useful is it?

As you see from his responses, Bernie is a seasoned professional at this interviewing game and gives you just enough to shut you up but never enough to draw any solid conclusions. His calm outer shell is totally impenetrable and he has a steely front that is a marvel to behold. I lost interest in the questions to be honest and was just overawed with his method of controlling every word that comes out of his mouth – which of course, matches his business style of total control. One can only presume that delegation is not a word in his lexicon. Bernie, who dropped out of school at 16 and, after organizing complex broadcasting deals for Formula One, took over most rights in 1997. The 83-year-old, who lives in a penthouse above his office, was forced to step down from the board of Delta Tepco, which manages the Formula One Group of companies, amid the different legal cases against him. His family life is no less complicated - his second daughter Petra gave birth to a baby girl in 2013, while Tamara got married in Southern France after a failed union with a man who then stole her Lamborghini,

WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED THAT TAMARA POSED FOR PLAYBOY MAGAZINE? No. I didn’t think there was anything wrong with that. It didn’t bother me at all.

YOU STARTED OUT IN BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH AND DEVELOPED A KNACK FOR MAKING MONEY. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO IMPART YOUR BUSINESS SENSE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS? No. I never felt it was necessary. It’s in their genes! They are both very intelligent and capable. Petra started a very good clothing business that was too good in terms of quality in a difficult market and it unfortunately didn’t work out. Now she’s into producing these clutch bags (Stark handbags) and doing very well with that. And Tamara is doing an incredible (hair-care products) line that is being sold in major stores all over the world. They’re both doing very well. They also do a lot of charity work, a lot of which you don’t hear about.

Bernie is a seasoned professional at this interviewing game and gives you just enough to shut you up but never enough to draw any solid conclusions

DO THEY EVER COME TO YOU FOR BUSINESS ADVICE? No. I let them do their own thing. Overall they’ve made some very good investments and I don’t worry that they can’t manage on their own. They don’t make decisions casually.

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YOUR DAUGHTERS HAVE BECOME CELEBRITIES OVER THE YEARS. DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BE PROTECTIVE OF THEM? When it’s necessary I will defend them. They’re in the public eye and because of their name and so on they are going to pay a price for that. Doing television also exposes one to that. But they’re both old enough and bright enough to be able to handle things. They have strong personalities. As a father, I’m close to them but they don’t really need me to advise them on how to manage their lives and they don’t ask me to do that. (Smiles) HOW LONG CAN YOU GO ON WITH THIS IRON GRIP ON ONE OF THE MOST LUCRATIVE SPORTS IN THE WORLD? I’m going to be 84 at the end of this year so I am probably going to have to start to think, ‘Do I want to go into the 85th year doing what I’ve been doing for goddamn how many years. It’s something I’ll have to give some very serious thought to. The important thing is to know when you should hang the boxing gloves up. So you are not going to end up going into the ring and getting a good hiding. If I’m not here there will always be someone capable to do what I’m doing.

HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR LEGACY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORMULA ONE INTO A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR OPERATION? All sports have developed and I took charge of things because they needed to be done and if it hadn’t been me, someone else would probably have brought Formula One forward. What we did was to make the necessary changes and I’m happy to have been part of that process. DID YOU ALWAYS HAVE A LONG-TERM STRATEGY OR WAS IT MORE OF AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH TO YOUR MANAGEMENT OF FORMULA ONE? It was more a case of looking at things which needed to be improved. When I was running Brabham, I didn’t have any strategy for expanding the sport but I knew what had to be changed for the sake of the sport and making it a better product. That kind of thinking probably helped me when I began managing things and was able to make the changes we all knew had to be made. Later on I knew we had to expand beyond Europe and go to Asia and places like Singapore. YOU’VE LONG BEEN DESCRIBED AS A FEARSOME NEGOTIATOR AND MASTER DEALMAKER. WHEN DID YOU REALISE IN

LIFE THAT YOU HAD A PARTICULAR TALENT IN THIS AREA? It’s like being a singer or an artist. You’re born with certain gifts and you use them as best you can in life. You begin to learn and recognise that you have certain skills and aptitudes that you apply and use them to carry you forward. I don’t have any talent as an artist but I do have an awareness for business and what you need to bring to that world. It helps to know what you’re good at. WAS THERE ANY ONE PARTICULAR MOMENT WHERE IT STRUCK YOU THAT DEAL MAKING WAS SOMETHING IN WHICH YOU EXCELLED? No, no, no... Not really. Gradually I became better at it and then each new deal is another opportunity. But you should really ask the other people I’ve made deals with about what they think! Those that are still alive of course”. (Smiles) Since we interviewed Ecclestone, the German court case has been resolved. Not with a trial, not with an acquittal and not with a jail term but with a 60 million pound fine. The banker Ecclestone was accused of bribing, Gerhard Gribkowsky, is serving an 8 year jail term for that offence. PORTFOLIO 63

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CITY NEWS Please note these are the personal views of our City Editor

New development uproar Yet another planning row has been fired up with the announcement of plans to build a 100 home housing estate just outside Ovingdean. Bristol based Lightwood Strategic have put forward plans for the development that will contain 40% affordable housing along with a playing field. MP for Brighton Kemptown, Simon Kirby, has spoken out against the plans saying: “The application will ruin the feel of Rottingdean, Woodingdean and Ovingdean as well as placing a huge strain on local services and infrastructure, such as local roads which are already under great pressure. I have been clear that the city council needs to look at brownfield sites, increasing the density at city centre locations where the existing infrastructure is already in place and looking again at sites like Shoreham Harbour before considering precious green spaces like Meadow Vale”. The only access road will be from Ovingdean Road along with paths linking to Falmer Road. James Sorrentino of Lightwood stated: “We genuinely want to create a fantastic scheme that will create a legacy

of somewhere really nice to live and if the council accept the plans, we could start work on the site by mid-2015, with the first residents moving in by the end of 2016.” The plans face quite a battle. Not only from vocal locals but the Campaign to Protect Rural England have filed an objection as it is too close to the National Park, stating that the only reason this area was not included in the original park was due to the schools playing field. Georgia Wrighton, Sussex CPR Director said: “While the land may not actually be in the National Park it starts just over the road. The only reason the land was not made part of the Park was because it was considered part of the school’s playing field. We think the development would ruin the surroundings which back on to the National Park and we will be registering our objections.” This will be the second attempt by the developer to get this consent through after withdrawing the original plan for 122 homes. Let battle commence.

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Brighton TV Brighton is about to boast its own TV station, courtesy of Latest TV. Launching on August 28th, our great City will have a dedicated television channel that will be found on Freeview channel 8 and Virgin channel 159 as well as online. Latest TV will be accessible to over 400,000 people across Greater Brighton with a policy of ‘You make it, we show it’ where the viewers can be the stars.

Bill Smith, founder of the channel said: ‘Latest TV will have the right ingredients to make Brighton Rock! We have been fighting for Brighton to have its own TV station for years and it is so exciting to see this dream become a reality. I believe that TV should be democratic so as well as the Latest team producing top-class television, we will also be proud to shows films and videos made by the viewers, from Brighton & Hove to Adur and Worthing’

Latest TV will be on air 24 hours a day, seven days a week with news and sport at the heart of the channel. Broadcasting from the Latest Studios in Manchester Street, here is an opportunity for all residents to get involved and local businesses to sponsor programmes. Business Director Angi Mariani said: “Local TV has the potential to reach audiences like no other form of media. For years television has been out of reach for many companies but that is now changing. Whether the business is large or small, local TV has to package to suit.” For further sponsorship opportunities, contact angi@thelatest.co.uk

The council are at it again Good idea – protect the bridge at Wilbury Villas from the increasing damage caused by HGV’s crossing. Bad idea – spend a fortune on a width restriction scheme that is so tight that most cars larger than a Mini cannot pass through it. The gap is 2 metres wide meaning that the UK’s most popular cars, such as the BMW 3-seies and the Nissan Quashqai cannot get through but your standard Transit van can. It would appear that the Greens are determined to waste as much money as possible to ensure the next council are skint from day 1.

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Will the pier reappear? The West Pier Trust is becoming rather bullish now that work has started on the i360, or the doughnut on a stick, as it has become known. Members have until September 12th to respond and the consultation will be opened up to the wider public after that. The Trust has floated three possible options: 1: Do nothing and allow the structure to deteriorate and eventually fall into the sea. 2: Seek a ‘promenade pier’ allowing people to walk over the water but with little commercial activity.

3: Seek a fully commercial solution with a full pier with commercial and leisure activities. Such a bullish approach to the possible salvation of this historic pier, that was disgracefully allowed to fall apart, is based on the projected income the Trust will make from the doughnut. Before they count their chickens let us not forget that our illustrious council borrowed £36 million from central government to build this monstrosity on the basis that they would earn more back than they have to pay in interest for the loan. What could possibly go wrong?

New ofﬁce space Developers have submitted plans for desperately needed new office space in Davigdor Road in Hove. Hyde Housing wants to demolish all the existing buildings and construct 700 sqm of office space in addition to 76 new residential units. Following the ruling that office spaces can now be converted into residential units, Brighton is in urgent need of office space as it is companies that are the backbone of the City. Little point in developing mass housing unless the people have jobs to go to.

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Politics really is a drag Cabaret performer and Producer of the Alternative Pantomime, Brian Ralphe, is to stand as an independent candidate for Central Hove at the next election. Ralphe said: “I am doing it as l am anti-Europe and currently disagree with a lot of what Cameron is doing. I think the time has come when we need politicians who do not toe the line”. If elected, he would remove the cycle lanes which he claims have destroyed the environment and have led to more traffic. He would also never have backed the i360, which he claims is a white elephant. He said: “I picked Central Hove and l don’t want the Greens to take both seats and start making a mess of the place as they have done in Brighton”.

From bottom to top A refreshingly delightful story emerged last week of 23 year old Sophie Egeler who, as a fifteen year old, took a work experience job at a model agency in Hove called Fresh Agents. She has just bought out the company and now owns it! Sophie admits that choosing to work after her A-levels rather than attend university was a risk but one that proved to be a very wise decision. She said: ‘There was a lot of pressure to go to Uni but l was so passionate about the industry and working, l decided to skip it – and it’s paid off”

London road ‘oasis’ Work has started on much needed improvements to the public space in front of St Bartholomew’s Church in Brighton. Work will include opening up Providence Place Gardens for people to sit and relax, a new street frontage along Providence Place and the creation of a small square at the bottom of Ann Street with public seating. Councillor Lizzie Deane stated: “Improving the areas in front of Bart’s Church is part of a the wider regeneration of the London Road area which includes the newly restored Open Market, the Level, the redevelopment of the former Co-op departments store and the Brighton station area development”.

Newhaven ferry in doubt The Newhaven ferry service to Dieppe has been running since 1847 but its future looks to be in doubt. The service is underwritten by the French to the tune of £20 million a year but with losses continuing to climb, the future looks bleak. Competition from the channel tunnel and the stormy seas that often make the crossing unpleasant have added to its troubles. This would be yet another blow to Newhaven itself, as it is one of the main employers in the town and hundreds of jobs rely on the service and it could spell the end of the railway line between Lewes and Seaford. It seems safe for another year but there are grave doubts about it after that.

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BUSINESS books

BUSINESS BY THE BOOK The top 8 business personality books at Amazon.co.uk

2 Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur by Sir Richard Branson

1 Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School by Sir Richard Branson In Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You in Business School, Richard distils and shares the wisdom and experience that have made him one of the world’s most recognised and respected entrepreneurs. From his ‘Top 5 secrets of Business Success’, to hard hitting discussions about the global fi nancial crisis, this book brings together his best advice on all things business. It’s business school, the Branson way.

Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals.

3 Screw It, Let’s Do It: Lessons In Life (Quick Reads) by Sir Richard Branson Branson: “Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let’s Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they’ll help you achieve your individual goals.”

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder Recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, The Snowball is the most fascinating financial success story of our time. Warren Buffett, the legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has given Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to him and all those closest to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of ‘The Oracle of Omaha’, indispensable reading for those who wish to know the man behind the outstanding achievements.

5 In My Shoes: A Memoir by Tamara Mellon

‘From her troubled childhood and her time as a young editor, to her partnership with Jimmy Choo and her very public relationships, Mellon offers a gripping account of the episodes that have made her. A book Jackie Collins would be proud of, with the added bonus that it is all true. A voyeuristic joy from start to finish’ Harpers Bazaar

Strong Woman: The Truth About Getting to the Top by Karren Brady This book is in two parts. Part one examines new approaches to business in emerging markets and part two is aimed at helping firms prioritise emerging markets.

Thrive: The Third Metric to Redeﬁning Success and Creating a Happier Life by Arianna Hufﬁngton In Thrive, Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in the world, has written a passionate call to arms, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world.

Riding the Storm by Duncan Bannatyne Duncan explains exactly how a working-class boy from Clydebank built himself a multimillion-pound business empire, and talks with incredible frankness about the current strategies, goals and finances of his companies. He reveals the true nature of his feuds and friendships with the other Dragons and uses his experiences from Dragons’ Den to offer advice to start-up entrepreneurs in today’s market. PORTFOLIO 69

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SOCIAL event

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One of the hottest days of the year saw the latest Platinum Club event take place at the Grand Hotel with a great turn out of the great and the good. The Club is opening up a new membership category for 2015, so if you feel your company needs exposure to some of the largest companies in Sussex, contact info@theplatinumclubbrighton.co.uk maarten@platinumbusinessmagazine.com

Meika Mills (Pier Recruitment), Jeff Smith (Sandler Training), Matt Sills (Photography), Tony Rice (Audi)

Robbie Vella (Brighton University), Keith Jackman (Mercedes-Benz)

Lee Hills (Mayo Wynne Baxter), Natalie Page (Page Marketing), Andy Percival (PSG Southern), Robbie Vella (Brighton University)

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Sarah Hopwood (Business Consutlant), Roy Whitehouse (Risk Investigations), Amanda Menahem (Hastings Direct Insurance)

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HOW TO RETAIN STAFF

With the recovery building up a head of steam, employees may start to feel more confident about changing jobs. The key to any successful business is to retain the key staff and maintain morale. Amanda Menahem. HR Director of Hastings Direct, gives her tips on avoiding the nightmare of losing valuable members of the team.

he news on employment, released in mid-July, was certainly welcome. In the three months to May 2014, the proportion of people aged 16 to 64 in work reached 73.1 per cent, up 0.5 points on the previous quarter, matching the UK’s highest recorded employment rate. It is fantastic news for the economy, the Government and job-seekers, but the trend also throws up some challenges for employers. When people feel confident about their chances of getting a better job, it becomes harder to keep the staff who are so vital to the business. So how can you ensure you keep the turnover of staff to a minimum? We’ve all the heard the line that people leave bosses not companies and in my experience this is absolutely true. Of course its easy to think its all about money, but providing you pay people at a fair market rate, increasing pay further is rarely a solution to keeping people if other factors in the workplace aren’t right. Here are my top tips for all you bosses out there…. 1. Make your people feel important. As human beings we all like to feel important and valued. The way you do this as a boss is by showing genuine interest. You should know the names of your team members children, partners, know what they did at the weekend etc and show genuine care for their well-being. This also means being flexible and showing trust. Assume the best of your people.

2. Say thank you. One of the most valuable rewards costs nothing at all. A simple ‘thank you’ or ‘well done’ can work wonders. Of course, it isn’t quite as straightforward as plying your employees with endless platitudes. Words of appreciation have to be sincere and specific. Telling someone they are doing a great job can sound patronising and trite. They will probably assume you actually know very little about what it is they actually do. A compliment has to be relevant and precise. You should offer praise for a task performed well, and explain what it is that you have been impressed by. The praise then becomes constructive, making it more likely they’ll repeat the great performance. 3. Learning and progression. It isn’t always possible to have a clear path for promotion but we all need to know that we are improving and growing. There should always be the opportunity to learn, whether it be on-the job or through training and gaining qualifications. A dead-end job may quickly become the end of the job, as the ambitious member of staff finds another challenge elsewhere. Find ways of providing extra responsibility, give projects, create shadowing opportunities etc – be creative! Your people should also come up with some ideas, after all its their development 4. Autonomy. One of the biggest complaints I hear about bosses is micromanagement. If you have good people – get out of their way and let

them surprise you. People are usually capabale of more than you think they are. Just make sure you are very clear about what outcomes you want, how you should be kept updated, what support or help they need from you, what they think the risks are and what their plans are should those risks materialize – then there should be no need for you to meddle! If your team member then asks for help, that’s great and make sure you coach them by asking them questions rather than telling them the answer. Otherwise they won’t learn for the next time. 5. Community - Many of us spend most of our waking hours at our place of work. If it is boring drudgery, then why would anyone want to stay. Having shared goals and working toward them is very uniting. Make sure you share your vision and get your people behind it. Creating a sense of community among the workforce is vital. It is quite rare to see team-building days now, and they do conjure up the image of David Brent strumming his guitar. But team-building is important, and social activities, even if it is just going to the pub on a Friday, can help create a vibrant atmosphere at work.

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Golden Mallorca T Like all of the Balearics, Mallorca combines a peaceful rural charm with hedonistic glamour. We experienced both at Hotel Illa d’Or

he situation of Hotel Illa d´Or couldn’t be more picturesque: set 1.5 km from the centre of Puerto de Pollensa, the hotel is framed by the blue of the Mediterranean on one side and by the majestic mountains of the Tramuntana range on the other. Only 45 minutes from Palma, this is an oasis of calm.

As you walk down the front steps of the hotel, you are afforded a spectacular view – right through the stunning marble reception area, across the pine walk and down the jetty to a picture-perfect panoramic framing of the Mediterranean sea beyond. Founded in 1929, the four star Illa d‘Or is the epitome of timeless glamour and traditional values. With expansive terraces looking out

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Founded in 1929, the four star Illa d’Or is the epitome of timeless glamour and traditional values onto the bay, attentive staff, two pools, expansive reception areas and a waterside restaurant, this is classic Mallorcan sophistication. A gentle stroll along the Pine walk by the side of the sea, shaded by one hundred year old pine and tamarind trees, will take you to the centre of Puerto Pollensa, where you will find plenty of restaurants and bars. 10km inland is the town of Pollensa, with its medieval centre and distinctive 365-step stairway leading up to the Calvari chapel.

The unique coastal geography of the area offers some 10 amazing beaches to enjoy nearby, some of which can only be reached on foot. However, you will have to work hard to tear yourself away from your lounger on your balcony, or on the hotel’s terrace; it is hard to imagine more beautiful or tranquil surroundings than those you are already in. Food is a strong feature here and the restaurant specialises in the inventive use of local produce with the lunch and dinner menu reflecting a simply-cooked Mediterranean theme. Eating by the water’s edge at La Terrassa, the hotel’s waterside, outdoor restaurant is perfection. This is the ultimate restaurant with a view. The spectacular position affords a panoramic view of the bay in relaxed and beautiful surroundings.

WHEN TO GO Visit Mallorca from June to September for hot days and balmy evenings by the turquoise Mediterranean. However, outside of the hottest months, Mallorca has much to offer for activity holidays, and plenty to do and see if you are interested in walking, plants or birds. If you want to do more than lie on a beach, take advantage of the low rates in winter and go early in the year to see the

Almond blossom and enjoy a walking holiday - temperatures will still be pleasantly sunny. Visit in Spring when the Cherry blossom is out, or in Autumn for the grape and olive harvests. Although many resorts close down in the winter months, Majjorca’s capital – and the capital city of all of the Balearics - Palma - is perfect for a weekend break all year round.

WE STAYED IN LATE JULY: At The Illa D’Or Hotel, Puerta de Pollenca, Malllorca Old style glamour in a fabulous setting, www.hotelillador.com Our double seaview room was 273 euros per night for bed and breakfast. WE ATE: Fabulous fish and seafood at smart waterfront restaurant Stay on the Marina in Pollenca. Relaxed and smart with views over the Marina towards Alcudia. www.stayrestaurant.com Simply cooked fish and regional specialities in the pretty courtyard at La Llonja, by the Yacht Club in the Marina at Pollenca www.restaurantlallonja.com Gourmet cuisine in a spectacular waterside setting in Hotel Illa D’Or’s own La Terassa Restaurant, with panoramic views across the bay of Pollenca WE TRAVELLED: We flew to Palma with Easyjet who offer up to 5 flights a day from Gatwick. We booked a car ahead with Enterprise Rent a car which we picked up at the airport. www.easyjet.com www.enterprise.co.uk

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BUSINESS Lunch

HOTEL DU VIN City Editor Maarten Hoffmann samples the delights of an al fresco lunch at Brighton’s Hotel du Vin

really like the Hotel du Vin building – it has a slight gothic look to it and on the very rare day in this country that one is actually able to use their very pretty courtyard, it is a perfect location for lunch. The day we were invited to sample their menu, the sun was boiling in an azure blue sky and all was right with the world. Joined by Fiona, the extremely able Portfolio Production Editor and MD and Portfolio founder, Lynne Edwards, we eagerly sat down in the sunshine and perused the substantial menu whilst trying to pretend we were having an important meeting. The first thing to note is the impeccable service – not overbearing and annoying but there when you need them without the need to ask you every ten seconds if everything is OK. Smiling, professional and polite – not much more one can expect from your waiting staff. The first thing l had to try were the Nibbles as l was famished and one look at the Pancetta wrapped Grissini and Dijon dip, Cheese straws with Pesto dip and Anchovy twists with Tomato fondue ((£4.95 for the selection), l was hooked. A great start to fire up the taste buds and l am still wondering how on earth they managed to wrap the Pancetta around the Grissini? To start, we ordered Watermelon, Feta & Red Onion Salad (£7.00), which came in artistically arranged cubes on which we were slightly tempted to pay noughts and crosses, Crab Toasts with sliced radishes and black pepper mayonnaise (£7.50) and l could not resist my favourite, French Onion soup (£5.95). Now, this is a bold choice in England as it is rarely done well and if you have eaten as much of it as l have in

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France, you become quite a snob. It was very good indeed with the perfect onion tang and superb floating sliced baguette with exactly the right cheese on-board. I could have eaten that all day but then it would not make much of a review now would it? My dining partners were delighted with their choices although Lynne did mention that the Crab Toasts, although excellent, were just a tad too large for a starter but the Black Pepper Mayo was a wonderful addition. To follow, we ordered the Goats Cheese, Spinach & Sun Blushed Tomato Roulade (£14.00), Poached Scottish Salmon with Hot Buttered Heritage Potatoes, Watercress and Hollandaise Sauce (£14.95) and the Beef Bourguignon on the Bone with Portobello Mushrooms, Shallots and Smoked Pancetta (£19.50). The Roulade was a triumph with the look of an old fashioned Swiss Roll and the taste of Heaven, the Salmon just flaked apart as soon as you looked at it and the Bourguignon was literally falling of the bone and afloat in a jus to die for with flavour packed pancetta. My trouble was that l had eyes bigger then my stomach and the Bourguignon with Pommes Puree and Petits Pois a’ la Francaise (mash and peas to you) was just too much for lunch and l had trouble getting through even half of it which was infuriating as it was fabulous. Again, the superb staff appeared from nowhere

at just the right time and whisked it away without interrupting our conversation for a moment. It is difficult to overstate the importance of good service. Not just the ability to serve well and have knowledge of the menu but to appear invisible when needed and there for questions when not. To step in at the right time to remove debris without disrupting the flow of the diners conversation – definitely an art and one that has been perfected here. Thoughts turned to pudding and we were stuffed but duty calls and we ordered Scottish Strawberries with Crème Chantilly (£6.95) and baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Blueberry compote (£6.95). Desperate to find something to criticize, l scoffed at Scottish Strawberries but then ate them – yum and yes, Scotland do have good Strawberries and the Blueberry compote was a delight with a very light Cheesecake. The Hotel also offers a sumptuous Sunday brunch, a shortened lunch menu, a grill producing 28 day aged beef and a wine cellar that is the envy of many a Sommelier. In all, the Hotel Du Vin has an excellent venue in an excellent location with excellent service and excellent food and excuse me whilst l review my thesaurus to expand my vocabulary beyond the word excellent.

The Roulade was a triumph with the look of an old fashioned Swiss Roll and the taste of Heaven

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BUSINESS Vote

THE BUSINESS VOTE WELCOME TO OUR NEW POLITICS FEATURE. EACH MONTH WE WILL BE ASKING LOCAL CANDIDATES FROM ALL PARTIES AND ALL REGIONS ONE VITAL QUESTION: IF YOU ARE ELECTED, WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR BUSINESSES IN SUSSEX?

have lived and worked in Crawley my entire life, running various small businesses over the last 25 years, and as a councillor and parliamentary candidate I have spent considerable time talking with local businesses about the issues they face and the changes we now need to move things forward. Labour regained control of Crawley Borough Council in May aand, as a member of the Cabinet, I am already working towards improving the local business conditions. Many companies struggle with red tape surrounding issues such as planning and apprenticeships and we are working to both streamline services and improve the support available in these areas to get things moving. In addition, we are running a campaign to encourage people to ‘Buy Local’ and adopting it as a principle of our procurement process, helping to keep money in the local economy. If elected I will continue to work to improve local business conditions alongside

councils and help provide national support for their efforts. Crawley’s economy is changing. Increasing automation over coming years is going to result in a drastic reduction of unskilled and low skilled jobs and yet over the last ten years the intermediary skills base has declined. This isn’t good for residents and it makes for a difficult labour market for local businesses. Many organisations have a role to play in dealing with the skills gap and various strategies do exist but up until now there has been a drastic lack of co-ordination between actors. As MP I would work to bring the many groups together and help focus attention on the changes we now need. It seems obvious that if you want a strong economy, one which is good for business, you need to listen to what the private sector has to say. As a parliamentary candidate I have helped to provide local businesses with the opportunities they need to inform future decision-makers, from Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls MP and Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP, to Shadow Transport Secretary Mary Creagh MP. If elected I will continue to work to provide local businesses with a national voice. If elected I will continue to work to improve local business conditions alongside councils and help provide national support for their efforts. The regional shortage in housing is bad for residents and, much as with the skills gap, bad for businesses. Housing shortages restrict the movement of skilled labour, impact upon wage demands and add to the demands on local transport infrastructure. Housing is a huge issue for Labour locally and

nationally and as an MP I would continue to lobby for the national changes we now need to ensure that we can meet local demand. I can also say that if I am elected under a new Labour government, local businesses would benefit from rates being frozen for 1.5 million businesses, Corporation Tax would be maintained as the lowest in the G7, over £30 billion would be taken out of Whitehall and handed over to LEPs to invest in local economies, and a quarter of all government contracts would go to small businesses. Chris Oxlade, Prospective Labour Parliamentary Candidate: Crawley cgoxlade@gmail.com

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am the strongest supporter of Brighton’s SMEs and the vital role each and every one of them plays in restoring prosperity, economic security, pride and a sense of sheer commercial drive to both the city and to Sussex every day. However, given that Brighton’s business community has had to endure the entirely ideologically-driven, but administratively naive Green experiment of the last few years, - a failed political experiment often sustained by Labour’s direct or tacit support on the City Council - Brighton is still far from fulfilling its fantastic potential once again as the South East’s preeminent economic driving force outside London. From next May, therefore, Brighton’s businesses will have the chance, once more, to operate in an entirely supportive Conservative-controlled political environment, both locally and in Parliament, one that will value, empower and back wholeheartedly the restoration of Sussex enterprise once again; one that will actively assist job creation in Brighton; one that will proactively and assertively enable the region’s business leaders to deliver the investment and growth that will establish Sussex once more as the beating heart of the South East’s burgeoning economic recovery. To that end, I am already working closely with Brighton’s small businesses and independent retailers, via my own Brighton Pavilion Business Forum, to ensure I understand their key issues and concerns so that, once elected, I will be properly equipped with the personal insights into

their daily pressures and priorities, that will enable me to begin immediately helping them deliver the prosperity locally that the Conservative’s successful handling of the economy is now delivering nationally. So what are my local priorities for business should I succeed in my campaign to become Pavilion’s next MP? The Conservatives are on the side of small business and we will help them in Brighton by: • Cutting the jobs tax - saving businesses up to £2,000 in national insurance, enabling them to provide more jobs for the city’s hardworking people • Scrapping the jobs tax altogether for under 21s - so it’s easier for Brighton’s businesses to give young people a start in life • Offering a £1000 discount on business rates for local shops, pubs and restaurants •Supporting the provision of more city apprenticeships, both vocational and at graduate level • Investing in better infrastructure, including roads, rail and broadband - so it’s easier to reach customers. • Working with Network Rail to introduce greater capacity on the BrightonLondon main line, including my supporting the establishment of BML2, a second mainline to London heading north-east out of Brighton. • Getting rid of unnecessary red tape - freeing up Brighton businesses to concentrate on expansion – not least ending the hugely bureaucratic delays in the city’s planning application processes. • Supporting the construction sector to enable more affordable homes to be built in Brighton for the city’s young professionals and families. • Cutting corporation tax - helping Sussex companies to invest and grow • Ending Brighton’s “rip off” parking charges and making it easier for city centre businesses to make deliveries. Nationally, too, the Conservatives are continuing to deliver the wider economic recovery that is so fundamental to Britain’s future well-being. We are cutting income tax and freezing fuel duty, helping people and businesses to become more financially secure By being fiscally responsible, and taking tough decisions, we are reducing the deficit to secure a stronger economy and a

better future for Britain. By backing small businesses and enterprise, we have already helped create 1.8 million new jobs - that’s more people taking home a pay packet each month and being able to provide for their families. Our plan to reduce Labour’s deficit and to support businesses back onto their feet is working. Only the Conservatives have a credible plan to help small businesses and enterprise and create jobs. Nothing less than the future economic well-being of Brighton and Sussex depends on it. Over the next few months we will be asking people for more time to finish the job we have begun in Government. Businesses in Brighton – and across Sussex – can rely on the Conservatives to empower them to achieve greater and greater success should we be given that chance next May. Clarence Mitchell, Prospective Conservative Parliamentary Candidate: Brighton Pavilion Contact: clarence@clarence4pavilion.comcrs

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EMMA PEARCE’S GUIDE TO ‘MEMORABLE MINUTE PRESENTATIONS’ AT NETWORKING EVENTS FOUR: INCLUDE A CALL TO ACTION SUCH AS: • Requesting an introduction to a particular company (this is very successful for many people) • Details of an offer and how to take it up • How/where to buy/view a new product • Asking people to note down a date and give details of how to book onto your event • Connecting on LinkedIn or Liking your Facebook page

HOW TO MAKE YOUR 1 MINUTE COUNT What makes you look up and really listen to someone doing their one-minute round at a networking event? Be honest… are you someone that bores people or do you educate, amuse or inspire your audience into taking action? Don’t fall into the trap of being on auto-repeat at every networking event. You should always plan the content of your minute and change it every time – particularly for groups that you attend very regularly. Here are some tips on how to create great one minute presentations. ONE: BE MEMORABLE AND GRAB ATTENTION • Try asking a question to get attention and engage with people • Try an unusual start and description of what you do… here are a couple of examples I have seen quoted before: “I’m a time lord. I help people get more from their working day” and “I help people get dressed. I’m an image consultant.” • Always succinctly describe what you offer – make it benefit-led • Always say your name and company name at the start or immediately a er your ‘unusual start’

TWO: FOCUS YOUR MESSAGE Don’t cover too many different things in each minute. Vary what you say each time by: • Using a prop that links to what you offer • Quoting a testimonial and who gave it to you • Providing a great or shocking statistic • Relaying a funny and relevant story • Giving real examples of how you solved a problem, got a great result or averted a disaster for a client in the last week/month • Being topical (by mentioning a news story) and linking this back to your offering • Give advice on how to solve a common issue or provide the answer to a question you are o en asked • Give tips on how to do something THREE: YOU AND YOUR NOT ME, ME, ME Remember to talk to your audience using ‘you’ and ‘your’ language. That’s phrases such as ‘Are you looking for…’ or ‘Is your business suffering with….’ Don’t waste your minute saying things like ‘We have been established since 1981 and have 5 warehouses in Sussex. Our lead time for producing widgets is 14 days….’ Yawn. So what? This tip applies to all the copy on your website and literature too!

FIVE: DELIVER IT WELL You may be nervous and hate presenting, but networking works for many businesses. Practise, Practise, Practise. It will get better! Look up, smile, look around, and make eye contact. Speak clearly and loud enough to be heard. Don’t speak too fast. Have your script on cards or paper if you need it. Look presentable and feel comfortable. Finish with your name, company name and catchphrase or strapline if you have one.

WHAT’S THE BEST NETWORKING 1 MINUTE INTRODUCTION OR FULL PITCH THAT YOU’VE EVER HEARD? I’D LOVE TO HEAR EMMA@PEARCEMARKETING.CO.UK.

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VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE cabriolet 50s

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Motoring review by Maarten Hoffmann, City Motoring Editor

The Beetle Cabriolet 50s: a successful update of a classic into a stylish turbocharged convertible? Maarten Hoffmann finds out.

he Beetle Cabriolet 50s: a successful update of a classic into a stylish turbo-charged convertible? What a cracking challenge. I endlessly drone on about why a manufacturer doesn’t bring back an updated version of some of the classics? People forever moan about why the cars of today are not as good/cool/stylish as the cars of yesteryear. Why not an E-Type body plonked onto a current Jaguar XK frame or a Bentley blower onto a Mulsanne frame? They own the company therefore surely

they own the templates to the old shapes? Well it looks like someone was listening. I wasn’t alive at the time of the 1950s cool California surfer dude period but with movies and endless great music from the period, l know what the scene was all about and the Beetle was a staple of that period, due to its low price and the fact that you could customise it to the point that it was unrecognisable. And yet, this is only the third ever production Beetle convertible since 1949. Volkswagen has had a go at recreating this stylish Beetle and it is the best fun you can have

with your trousers on. My test car was black with a red leather interior and for a moment, l dreaded spending a week with it and receiving the endless sarcastic insults from friends who spotted me driving it around Brighton. No worries – it is great fun to drive and l couldn’t give a monkey’s who saw me in it as it was cool, funky and fast. Fast enough to make me get the spec sheet out and double check what was under the bonnet as it was surely at least a 2 litre. But no. It’s powered by a 1.4 litre engine which makes no sense until l spotted the old fashioned turbo

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boost gauge on the dash. You remember the one – the turbo boost that did nothing until you hit a certain speed and then without warning, cut in and shot you through the window of Woolworths (yes, it did happen to me many moons ago in a 911 Turbo) This one is a tad more civilised and has a gradual boost seepage but ye gods, how on earth do they get a 1.4 to go that quick? I don’t know nor do l care to be frank as it just does, and it is such a laugh that l dreamt up places to go. It will even wheel spin away from the lights which cars with sensitive traction control just don’t do anymore. It’s not only harks back to the old days in style but also in performance and driving style. And it is so easy to drive – get in switch on and go – any fool could drive this car within a second of getting in it. Its road manners are also superb as it sticks to the tarmac like an insect possessed but can get a tad choppy on inferior roads, and it reminds me of the classic old Porsche 356 that James Dean topped himself in. And just for good measure, they give you a huge turbo boost gauge and a digital stopwatch so that you can time your runs – i’m sure no one would ever use it but fun anyway. And that’s the key to this car – fun! When was the last time l said that about a sub £50,000 car? I am so tired of bland euro boxes that turn up on my driveway that to actually get hold of something that makes me smile

and goes like a bat out of hell, is such a relief that l nearly bought a round! The roof is electric but doesn’t totally disappear and just sits there looking like a Silver Cross pram but it drops in 9 seconds and is very well insulated when up. I also quite like the little nods to the original with net pockets in the doors, a glove compartment that opens upwards and retro echoes in the big shiny hub caps. I guess it’s fair to say that previous Beetles have been targeted at women and with the plethora of daisy’s sticking out of dashboard pots, they succeeded, but these new retro models are aimed at the boys although l doubt they will be a big hit with your average scaffolder! The three models are 50s, 60s & 70s and they make a fair fist of it but the 50’s version is the only one that really stands out. It’s not the cheapest thing in its class but at £24,895.00 it’s a lot of car for the money and it’s actually got some character. And you will be in good company. Ever since a chap called Mr Hitler had the canny idea to make a peoples car, they have produced over 21 million of them between 1938 and 2003, when they stopped churning them out in Mexico. In all, a great fun car that goes like stink, looks cool and will never date. And now to the most important little titbit – it is the first car this year that l have tested that does not have a bloody annoying stop/start system. Job done – buy it!

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EDUCATION OPEN YOUR EYES AT OPEN DAYS Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent. Open Days can help, if you know what to look for...

he holidays are over and it is back to school for a new year, and time to think about education choices for next September. The schools know that decisions will be made over the next few months, so they are keen to show off their school in the very best light. In other words, it is the season of the school Open Day. Open Days are a wonderful opportunity to explore potential schools and meet the headmaster, teachers and pupils. But how accurate a picture can you get from an organised tour? Inevitably, the event will be set up to make each school look as attractive as possible, but you can still get a good feel for a school. So how can you make the most of an Open Day? Here are our tips: • Always remember that the school is set up to sell a vision to potential parents. So how well have they done? Have they impressed you? A er all, if they can’t organise a successful Open Day, do you want them to organise your child’s education • Take your child with you. Don’t forget it is him/ her that will be going to the school every day. Ask their opinion? Has the school inspired them? They will pick up on things you may not notice. • Speak to the pupils. How do they fell about the school. Are they happy? Do they look confident and assured? Are they behaving impeccably? Are they good role models for your child?

• Ask about clubs and activities. Are they wideranging and inclusive? If cost is an issue, are they expensive? • Read the noticeboards. Is there plenty going on? Most importantly, try to get a feel for what goes on in the school when it isn’t an Open Day.

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• Talk to teachers. Do they seem enthusiastic about the school? Do you think they can develop and nurture your child’s curiosity and eagerness to learn? In other words, would you like them to teach your child?

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• Look round the classrooms. Are they stimulating environments? Do you think you child would thrive here?

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• Look at the pupils’ work on display. Don’t just concentrate on the quality, look at how many pupils have work shown. Are they are just showcasing the work of a few talented pupils?

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• Listen to the headteacher. If they give a welcoming speech, do they have a vision and passion. This is the person who leads and shapes the school. His /her job is to motivate and inspire. Did you feel inspired? • Remember the purpose of your visit is to get a feel for the school. If you like what you see, then do more research. Ask if you can come in when it is a normal schoolday. No-one should refuse this request. • Ask questions. If there is anything you want to know, this is your opportunity.

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EDUCATION NEWS NEW YEAR, NEW HEADS headteachers at Burgess Hill School

Heather Beeby is the new Head of the Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing. Heather was the Director of Communication at Hurstpierpoint College (a Woodard sister school of Lancing College). Heather has had a wealth of experience in Prep Schools and her previous posts have included Head of Hurstpierpoint College Prep School (7 years), Head of St Christopher’s School, Hove (3 years) and Deputy Head of Brighton College Prep School (4 years).

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It’s back to school time and there are many new faces, including new

Kathryn Bell is the new Head of Burgess Hill School for Girls. Kathryn was previously the Head of Ackworth School a day and boarding School in West Yorkshire, the first female Head since the school was founded by Quakers in 1779. She is a Member of the Institute of Biology and a Chartered Biologist. She was awarded her PGCE at St Lukes, Exeter University’s School of Education. Her early teaching career was in West Sussex St. Michael’s Burton Park, an Independent Girls’

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Boarding School, Brighton and Hove High School and following a career break with her family of three girls and a boy, she went on to teach at Burgess Hill School for Girls and at Ardingly where she became Second Deputy. Kathryn became Head at Ackworth in 2009. She is a former Sussex County netball player and an accomplished chorister and musician playing flute, recorder and piano. www.burgesshill-school.com

With 360 degree views of the sea and the downs, Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College Principal Chris Thomson was on top of the world when he received an engraved commemorative slab on the roof of the new £4.2 million, modern 3 storey teaching block on the former car park adjacent to Dyke Road. Members of Fareham based Amiri Construction and Chichester’s HNW Architects presented the roof slab to follow the long-time honoured tradition of a “topping out” a new building. The new block will provide state of the art class rooms, a student social study area and dining facilities and will be a much welcomed addition to the 2300 students who will attend the college next year. Chris Thomson said: “The building that will significantly improve amenities for both students and staff at BHASVIC and will contribute to boosting the quality of learning and teaching at the College which is already acknowledged to be outstanding by Ofsted. We are absolutely delighted both by the quality of the building and by the tremendous consideration shown by Amiri staff throughout the project, working as they have been in the very heart of the College”Grahame Pettit, Managing Director at Amiri Construction, said that they are following their specific considerate construction policy they apply to sites at educational establishments to minimise potential disruption and maximise safety: “We will also encourage students to view and take tours of the building as it forms as many may wish to consider one of the diverse careers within the construction industry.” www.bhasvic.ac.uk PORTFOLIO 87

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elevision cookery is a busy arena and some might say there are too many cooks in the kitchen these days. But although others may have come and gone over the decades, Jamie Oliver, at just 37 years of age, remains one of our most enduring and popular food gurus. For many fans, it’s his bright, enthusiastic and accessible style that made Jamie such a breath of fresh air when he first appeared on our televisions 16 years ago. The son of an Essex publican was working as a sous chef in London’s River Cafe when he was spotted by a documentary crew and given his own BBC show, The Naked Chef. Suddenly, the approach of then-established TV cooks such as Delia Smith seemed staid and oldfashioned; here was a young buck who was bursting with infectious passion and who soon brought the world ‘pukka’ into common Western parlance. “All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn’t matter.” Within a year he had been invited to cook for the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at No 10 Downing Street and in 2000 he became the face of Sainsbury’s, a relationship which lasted 11 years, despite Jamie’s occasional criticism of supermarket standards. In 2002 he demonstrated his philanthropic side by

launching Fifteen, an apprenticeship venture in which every year 15 disadvantaged youths are trained to run a top quality restaurant. The scheme has eateries in London, Cornwall, Amsterdam and Australia; a high proportion of trainees have left their troubled pasts behind to forge careers in food. “I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who

fail. It’s very clear to see - it’s fact. We’re not doing enough for those who fail; they need a more physical, tactile approach, involving people skills, team building, problem solving, building things.” His efforts to improve other people’s lives have not always been met with praise, however. When Jamie launched an assault on poor school dinners in 2005, his televised push for better nutrition led to an official campaign called Feed Me Better and as a result, the government reduced the availability of fried food and soft drinks in schools. But although these changes were

lauded by many, Jamie’s actions were criticised by some parents who insisted that their children would refuse to eat the healthier meals now being offered at school; at one South Yorkshire school, parents famously delivered fish and chips to their children through the playground gates, saying the pupils were unable to eat anything from the canteen. Attempts to improve school dinners across the Atlantic were received with even more hostility. When filming in America in 2010, he was met with a barrage of abuse and numerous obstacles; even education officials appeared to be against him when he was banned from filming in Los Angeles schools and one scene showed him in tears as he struggled to make headway with the locals. “Change is very hard – structures, organisations, businesses, people, anyone really. And if you’re shining a light on one of the most unhealthy places in the world, it has to be a car crash, there’s no pretty way.” Jamie soon bounced back from this disappointment, though and has made eight more TV series and specials since then, many of which focus on bringing better quality food into our daily lives; most notably, his 30-Minute and 15-Minute Meals series have offered ways for time-poor families to eat well despite their limitations. Education in all its forms seems to be important to the entrepreneur, as in the 2011 Channel 4 series, Dream School, he

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attempted to inspire underachieving teenagers by drafting in celebrities to teach their specialist subjects, with mixed results. “Like most of the other teachers, I’d done a bit of teaching and we all think we’re great at what we do, but you realize that normally you have an audience who are all onside, who all want to listen.” Determined to keep pushing for change, Jamie launched a global event designed to raise awareness of food education by inspiring people to hold community activities, arrange tours of their local food producers, spend a day passing on recipes to friends and neighbours – anything that highlighted and shared the importance of eating well and keeping food skills alive. Last year, 1,000 events took place in more than 660 cities across the world and Jamie is encouraging even more people to get involved this year. “For me, it’s about empowering people through education or, frankly, just inspiring people to be more streetwise about food, where it comes from and how it affects their bodies. If you know how to cook you can save yourself money, feel better and live longer and, the chances are, your kids will follow suit.”

Jamie’s new cookbook brings together 100 ultimate comfort food recipes. It’s all about the dishes that are close to your heart, that put a smile on your face and make you feel happy, loved, safe and secure. Inspired by everything from childhood memories to the changing of the seasons, and taking into account the guilty pleasures and sweet indulgences that everyone enjoys. The book features ultimate versions of all-time favourites, and also introduces cherished dishes from countries around the world, providing a delicious recipe for every occasion. This isn’t everyday cooking - this is about weekends, holidays, celebrations and occasions. Written in Jamie’s usual down-to-earth and easy-to-understand style, the methods are precise and have been tested to the hilt, so are guaranteed to work, but this time Jamie has turned the edit filter off, and shares extra hints, tips and ideas throughout to ensure you achieve the best possible results. This is about making food the very best it can be, and embracing the rituals of cooking. Recipes include everything from mighty moussaka, delicate gyoza with crispy wings, steaming ramen and katsu curry to super eggs Benedict, scrumptious sticky toffee pudding and tutti frutti pear tarte tatin. Jamie’s Comfort Food is published on 28 Aug 2014 by Michael Joseph

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