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Property Are online estate agents too good to be true? I have been watching Sarah Beeny’s latest TV programme, How to Sell Your Home, with interest. The concept is straightforward: each episode Sarah follows the fortunes of two vendors who have opted to sell their house via an online estate agent rather than with a traditional agent. There are lots of these agencies around; she even runs one herself called Tepilo. An online estate agency shouldn’t be confused with Rightmove which is a property portal used by conventional estate agents. Instead, vendors decide what price they want to market their property at, take the photos, write the description and then upload everything to their chosen website. The key advantage is a sizeable 2
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That’s the science, but what’s it like in reality? The new Auris is much lower than before, has a chevron shaped grill like an inverted Citroen, angular headlights, a sharply raked bonnet and neatly sculpted sides. It’s by no means ugly but it is decidedly nondescript and instantly forgettable. Inside it’s even worse, great slabs of black plastic and dismal black cloth, truly the definition of bland. At least it feels well screwed together and there’s plenty of room for passengers, although the boot is small by class standards. The engine and electric motor combined produce a respectable 134bhp and electric motors are renowned for producing lots of torque. Even so, all those batteries add weight so the performance is adequate rather than scintillating. The Auris has a CVT gearbox which means the engine revs furiously while it waits for the car to catch up with it. Also, the electronics switch between electric and petrol power as they see fit, so the driver’s input is limited to pressing either the accelerator or the brake. The car is near silent around town but overly noisy at motorway speeds or when accelerating hard. To add insult to injury, it isn’t even especially economical at higher
speeds; a Golf diesel is considerably better. The handling is safe and predictable but, with no sensation coming through the steering wheel or the seat of your pants, is completely dull and uninspiring. Whoever came up with that advertising strapline should be prosecuted under the trades descriptions act. All this hybrid technology is expensive so for the price of a high spec Focus you get a low spec Auris; there aren’t even any toys to keep you entertained. After some considerable thought, I’ve worked out who might buy the Auris Hybrid. It would need to be someone who lives in London so the excellent urban economy and exemption from the congestion charge would be appealing. Also, as the average driving speed in London is around 7mph, the lacklustre performance and lifeless handling wouldn’t present a problem. Finally, this person would need to have absolutely no interest in cars but attend a lot of dinner parties so they could brag about the Auris’ environmental credentials. I believe that plenty of these kind of people actually do live in London but for the rest of us the Auris is just too dull. If you want to drive something a little less predictable than a ford, a VW or a Vauxhall, I would point you in the direction of a Kia Cee’d. Kit Johnson Car as tested Toyota Auris 1.8VVTi Hybrid £20,645 RRP
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his is coffee and walnut cake reinvented. I have found on occasions that this cake can be dry and not very well flavoured – well this is the exception. It is moist, full of flavour and is always a very popular afternoon treat/festive treat. Ingredients 25g Instant coffee powder 120g Boiling water 200g Unsalted butter 80g Milk 450g SR flour 550g Castor sugar 120g Finely chopped walnut 1.5 tsp Baking powder 6 eggs
Method Essentially this is a very easy cake to make. Put the boiling water in a mixing bowl and add the coffee powder. Add the butter and mix in, then add the sugar, milk and eggs then sieve in the flour and baking powder. Finally, add the chopped walnuts and mix thoroughly. Preheat your oven to 170C and line two or three 23cm cake tins – depending on how many layers you wish to have. Pour the mix into the prepared cake tins and bake for about 20-25 minutes, depending on whether you have used two or three tins. Remove from the tins after 5 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. When cool, ice with a butter cream. Mix 100g butter with 2 tbsp coffee essence and then slowly stir in the icing sugar until you reach the desired consistency. Spread the icing on each layer and place walnuts on the top. Have a large slice and enjoy!
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