WITH IN Property LIVING A Bigger, Better, Brighter Read Focus FROM PAGE 15 Vol. 14 Issue 2 April 2016 www.livingwithin.com Royal Holloway Sebastian's Guardians meet for Royal Ascot Style Guide launched ranked among dinner in House of Commons Ascot Racecourse has announced the the best for Kit Malthouse MP recently hosted a standing supporters of the Trust who have launch of the 2016 Royal Ascot Style formal dinner at the House of Commons helped us on this journey to our 13th year. Guide and Official Style Guide Supporter to mark the founding of Sebastian’s Jane Gates, Chief Executive of the partnerships with BOSS and Fenwick. performing arts Guardians. The Guardians club was Trust, said: "The inaugural dinner for our Featured looks this year include designs established with the aim of securing an Sebastian's Guardians giving club was from British talent including Emilia annual income of £100,000 to safeguard a wonderful success, bringing together Wickstead, Alexander McQueen and the support provided to seriously-ill loyal benefactors and prospective donors Erdem. children and their families by local charity who were able to learn more about the As Official Style Guide Supporters, Sebastian’s Action Trust. impact of the Trust from our brilliant experts from Fenwick and BOSS have our 2016 Royal Ascot Style Guide. Both The dinner was attended by supporters speakers, Shelley Duggan and Dr Fiona worked closely with Ascot to curate looks brands have values that fit perfectly of the Trust who have agreed to become McHugh who eloquently explained from that they believe will be at the forefront of with ours and we’re excited by the new Guardians. Other guests included long their own perspective the impact of our fashion this June. opportunities our relationships will bring, work and the importance of continued In line with the famous Royal Ascot especially through customer activations Royal Holloway has been named among support for families in need. Our thanks dress codes, BOSS have curated one and content.” the top institutions in the world for also go to The Rt. Hon Kit Malthouse MP, female look for The Royal Enclosure and a Stephan Born, Managing Director the study of performing arts subjects, for hosting the event and to JPP Land and male look for the Queen Anne Enclosure, Northern Hub, HUGO BOSS said: including Drama & Theatre and Music, Antler Homes for generously sponsoring formerly known as Grandstand “BOSS is excited to be partnering with in the 2016 World University Rankings the dinner. " Admission, available from the newly Royal Ascot Style Guide, and presenting by Subject. In the rankings, based on Guardians are asked to guarantee an opened flagship store on Regent Street. our BOSS collections for the upcoming academic peer review and the feedback of annual contribution to the Trust of at least Fenwick will stock the majority of looks British summer season. Our newly top graduate employers, Royal Holloway’s £600 for between three and five years. included in the style guide and will also be opened flagship store on Regent Street performing arts are 14th in the world and working with Ascot to curate The Royal provides the perfect showcase for the 6th in the UK. This ranking demonstrates Ascot Millinery Collective, back for a full offering of luxury Menswear and Royal Holloway’s long-standing Spanish restaurant at Charters second season later in the spring. Womenswear which can work in line reputation of excellence in performing arts The Royal Ascot Style Guide features with Royal Ascot’s dress codes. The and confirms the College’s place among Learning Spanish vocabulary can be a lot millinery from the likes of Stephen Jones, BOSS Womenswear collection, designed the world’s best universities for teaching of fun when your classroom is turned into Philip Treacy and Harvy Santos, all by Aritistic Director Jason Wu, includes and research in these subjects. a restaurant for the afternoon! And that’s stocked at Fenwick. occasion-wear and accessories, while our Professor Katie Normington, Dean exactly what happened during a Year 9 The partnerships with BOSS and male customer can choose from BOSS of Arts & Social Sciences, said: “Royal Spanish lesson at Charters School. Fenwick will also allow the Royal Ascot formal suiting and a truly personalised Holloway’s excellence in music and drama Students were grouped together and Style Guide looks to be promoted in more experience from the Made-to-Measure is well established and this result serves to given the task of cooking a Spanish ways than ever before. This will include service.” highlight our standing in these areas. ” Omelette. They then took turns to role in-store activations, exclusive invite-only David Walker-Smith, Managing More than 4,200 universities around play either the waiter or guest at their ordering food in Spanish: '¡Camarero, events at retail stores for Royal Ascot Director, Fenwick of Bond Street the world were evaluated, from which a "restaurant", sampling a host of Spanish por favor!' We also learnt to say Cheers patrons and bespoke content that will be said: “Fenwick are incredibly proud total of 945 made it into the rankings. The treats. in Spanish: 'Arriba, abajo, al centro y published across print, digital and social supporters of the style guide launch. expert opinion of 76,798 academics and Amelia Breedon said, "Today we arrived adentro'. We ate tapas and drank 'fake' channels. Royal Ascot is the world’s most iconic 44,426 graduate employers informed the in class and took out the dishes we had sangria. ¡Qué bien!" Juliet Slot, Commercial Director at race meeting and is the event renowned results, alongside the analysis of over 100 prepared at home: tortilla española y The students all agreed that this was one Ascot said: “We’re delighted to partner for showcasing the finest Millinery and million citations. pastelitos. We set the tables and practised lesson they were sure to remember. with both BOSS and Fenwick to launch fashion occasion wear.” INSIDE THIS ISSUE 22 6 8 9 - 11 14 Taxing Times Travel Food Schools Gardening www.livingwithin.com – [email protected] – 01276 858750 2 LIVING WITHIN April 2016 Property Investment - what to consider before building on your land WHAT THE PAPERS SAY Ever thought of building in your own garden? The sheer cost of moving is making this ever more popular, especially for those with larger gardens in the suburbs. Prince Andrew uses Range Rover to There is a lot to think about, but the first question is how such plans ram open metal gates in Great Park might affect the value of your home as it stands. A valuer can provide The Duke of York was reported to have some ‘before’ and ‘after’ values and guide you on the planning and forced open gates in Windsor Great Park development costs, which will help determine the viability of the project. Clare Andrews with his Range Rover after they failed to Residential Property open automatically. He forced them open Next, if you have a mortgage, you will need consent from the lender as 01483 748638 with his car but they swung back, scraping the development will affect the value of their security. You also need to both sides and leaving a bill of thousands check your title deeds for covenants in favour of neighbours or others restricting the number of pounds. Prince Andrew was looking to of dwellings permitted on your site. It is possible to ‘buy out’ such onerous restrictions, but avoid a one mile detour back to his home in such negotiations will inevitably take time and add costs. A full risk assessment should be the Royal Lodge, the former residence of the carried out ahead of approaching any third party with the benefit of a restriction. Queen Mother. He was given the Lodge by the Queen in 2003. Buckingham Palace declined to comment Planning permission and building regulations are obvious considerations and if you live in a on the incident, and refused to say who would have to pay for the repairs to the car and gate. conservation area or the new property will be in close proximity to a listed building then you – The Sun may have additional hurdles to overcome. You would be wise to appoint a planning consultant at the early stages to assess your likelihood of success with the Planning Department. England Rugby team pile into Fego Consider how the new property will be accessed. If you require access over another’s land clarify that you already have adequate rights or you may need to factor the costs involved in The Daily Mail reported that England rugby players’ preferred place for coffee and cake, while they were negotiating such rights into your budget. staying at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, was Fego in Sunningdale. Captain Dylan Hartley and Jamie George were in there ahead of the Italy game, while the six-strong contingent comprised Chris Robshaw, Ben Finally, on the sale of the new property the transfer should include covenants and obligations Youngs, Joe Launchbury, Joe Marler, Dan Cole and Billy Vunipola. to safeguard the use and enjoyment of both properties in the future. – Daily Mail If you dispose of a property which is not your primary residence, such as a second home built in the garden, there will be Capital Gains Tax to pay on the profit. You should seek financial Golfers declare victory in Battle of Wentworth advice to ensure you have the best possible arrangements in place taking into account all of your circumstances. Golfers declared victory in the battle of Wentworth after the club’s Chinese owners caved in over plans www.barlowrobbins.com to charge members £100,000 to rejoin.