The one thing we learnt from Sex And The City: The Movie is that, even on the most modest salary, you can clutch the latest Louis Vuitton handbag.
And this isn’t about buying fakes on eBay - everything from private yachts to exotic pets are becoming available to own on a part-time basis. Or, through […]
They booked into the Plaza Athenee, a luxury hotel situated between the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysee, where rooms cost up to £7,000 a night.
Famous guests at the 98-year-old hotel have ranged from Rudolph Valentino to Grace Kelly and Jacqueline Kennedy and, more recently, Sharon Stone, Beyonce and Britney Spears.
It […]
The value of new and used cars has taken a battering over the past year, as sales collapse, and sellers are forced to slash prices.
While this has spelt good news for car buyers hoping to save on their purchase, it has caused headaches for those unlucky enough to have their car […]
1. DO I REALLY NEED PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE
You really do need to think about the advantages of PMI and whether you need it. Private healthcare is a luxury, not a necessity, and while it may mean you get treatment for nonurgent complaints more quickly, by the doctor of your choice, in the place […]
With manufacturers claiming a ‘national emergency’, the Treasury and the Department for Business are at loggerheads over a £1bn rescue package to the luxury car company.
Chancellor Alistair Darling is wary of triggering demands from other industries and insisted yesterday that the interests of taxpayers were of ‘critical importance’. At the same time, Lord Mandelson, […]
Having initially charged Inside Track customers ‘finder’ fees of several thousand pounds to source new-build properties - many of which proved difficult to rent and have plummeted in value - Moore is now planning to set up and run a property fund that he proposes will buy them back at hugely discounted prices.
Moore, who […]
Most energy companies offer standalone home emergency insurance cover, costing between £4 and £26 a month, depending on the level of cover.
Comparison websites such as uSwitch.com, moneysupermarket.com and energyhelpline.com can help householders to scour the market.
Homeowners should first check if their home insurance already provides cover. If not, most mainstream insurers let customers add […]
Car prices have dropped across the motoring world, from family hatchbacks to luxury cars, but if you are in the market for a new motor how can you find the best deal?
How to find a bargain
New car buyers are getting some of the best deals they have ever seen, with average discounts of […]
Others see an opportunistic salesman who wrecked thousands of lives while ensuring that his own position was exquisitely comfortable: out of the reach of the taxman and of the law.
Jim Moore is the property preacher who singlehandedly created the cult of buy-to-let and turned Britain into a nation of amateur landlords.
Through his companies Inside […]
In the space of a few short years broadband has gone from a relative luxury to a must have for most of Britain's households but what are the best deals?
A wide selection of broadband deals have come onto the market at the same time as the price of high-speed internet access has fallen […]
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