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...Sharlene Teo, whose debut novel Ponti was published last year, had read a “glowing” article in Vice News and describes the pond as “chicly bucolic, both Instagrammable and matter-of-fact unshowy”....
...Addison Lee in America! For a small fee in America!”...
...Mr Lee added: “We are extremely disappointed with the issues which have been identified and their financial impact on the group....
...Additional reporting by Sharlene Goff...
...“We want a deep knowledge of local markets and an ability to bring that to the international platform,” says Lee Slater, head of talent acquisition at the UK bank that focuses on emerging markets....
...“Our commitment to lend a minimum of £600m in buy-to-let loans in 2012 reaffirms our commitment to the sector,” said Lee Gladwell, business development director at Platform....
...Banks The direct hit to UK banks and other City institutions caused by a Greek exit should not be disastrous in isolation, writes Sharlene Goff....
...“They will need to raise capital if they continue the expansionary shopping spree,” said Patrick Lee, analyst at Société Générale. “I can’t see them doing the UK deal without raising capital.”...
...“It is beneficial to do IHT planning when asset values are depressed,” says Lee Smythe, director of financial planning at Killik & Co, the adviser....
...Seeing North Korea less as Upper Volta with nukes and more as Branch Davidians with nukes may not seem all that comforting, especially if one remembers how the Waco siege of 1993 ended....
...“Even in a struggling economy, there are very few properties available within London under the £175,000 threshold,” said Lee Watts, managing director of Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, the estate agent....
...For Citi’s five-day course earlier this year, it invited a panel of speakers including Alec Reed of The Big Give, a website that helps donors find charitable projects, and Lee Davis, co-founder of NESsT,...
...“Established investors have been reaping the benefits of the housing downturn for some time and will continue to do so in the short term,” said James Scott-Lee, a Rics spokesman....
...“Mortgage Express was one of the more traditional buy-to-let lenders so this is quite alarming news,” says Lee Grandin, managing director of Landlord Mortgages, a specialist buy-to-let broker....
...Lee Smythe, director of financial planning at Killik & Co, points out that inflation is typically higher for pensioners as they are more exposed to higher energy and food costs, and see less benefit in,...
...“We can’t see any significant input from 90 per cent of buy-to-let mortgage lenders,” said Lee Grandin, managing director....
...“We are finding that the novice type of investor is being squeezed significantly,” says Lee Grandin, managing director of Landlord Mortgages, the buy-to-let broker....
...Lee Grandin, director of Landlord Mortgages, says: “Many landlords are facing a dilemma as the rising cost of borrowing means that rents may be less than their mortgage interest....
...Lee says the group is seeing steady growth in the number of inquiries. This year it has written £7m-£8m of new business. “Sustainable design is going in one direction,” says Lee....
...Andrew Harford, another private investor, asked the panel for any current share tips to which Lee replied: “That’s an easy one – read my column!”...
...One potential bidder could be Thomas H Lee, the US buy-out firm that was part of the consortium that acquired Warner Music....
...But group pre-tax profit slipped 1.2 per cent to £41.7m, as margins narrowed and the mid-market jeans brand, Lee Cooper, which Matalan is in talks to sell, fell into the red....
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