Trinity residents will have noticed a great deal of disturbance at the top of Bouley Bay. The one time Mount Hotel which has played host to many weddings, christenings and other family occasions and which was so popular with the younger parishioners, and especially the Young Farmers’ Club is reborn as an exclusive gated development [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
a nail in the coffin for first time buyers?: On the 17th June the States of Jersey decided to introduce a new tax on share transfer transactions which will be called a Land Transaction Tax. We asked Mr Peter Seymour of the Mortgage Shop Plus what this means to first time buyers: “It seems a [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Dating back to the late 1800’s/early 1900’s, Le Mourier Farm is a fantastic property with an interesting history.Once an old paper mill, the property is bursting at the seams with character and style – every aspect of the house, from the design and layout to the décor and furnishing, has been planned with meticulous attention [...]
Friday, August 1, 2008
the brief A buying guide for ‘J cats’ As an essential employee, buying a house is no simple matter as you must form a company specifically to buy the property. The downsides (let’s get them out of the way first): The company can be jointly owned by the essential employee and their spouse but the [...]
Friday, August 1, 2008
When it came time for their elderly neighbours to move out of the flat below them , Gina and Harry Carey were offered first refusal on the purchase. They saw the potential to transform the property back to a substantial family home and set about creating a perfect beach front dwelling. With a beach front [...]
Monday, July 21, 2008
Situated in a country lane on the outskirts of St John, it’s difficult to believe that this beautiful, stylish and spacious home was once a run-down, derelict “two-up-two-down”. The owners of No. 1 Oak Villas, Barry and Cindy Wilby, have spent seven long years rebuilding and renovating this 1930’s property into their ideal family home. [...]
Monday, June 23, 2008
This truly unique early 19th Century Town House has been lovingly and thoughtfully restored by its owners into an organic vegetarian guest house. It is Jersey’s first “transition” house, built with the future of the environment in mind. Warwick House is anything but ordinary; built around 1810, it was THE house of the area, commanding [...]
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Shrouded in controversy and accompanied by an on-going battle with Jersey Planning, the £350 million Castle Quay waterfront regeneration project has now most definitely become a reality. With the launch this month, and over 1,1000 people interested in the housing possibilities, the ambitious scheme looks as though finally, nothing can stand in its way. The [...]
Monday, February 11, 2008
Imagine a space inspired by life experiences, travel, and luxury – and you’ll be somewhere in the midst of design consultant Anouska Anquetil’s work. Originating from a fashion & marketing background at London College of Fashion, Anouska decided to go back to college to retrain as an Interior Designer. After completing her studies, she went [...]
Familiar with the Daft Punk Pyramid? Well I’m sorry Thomas and Guy-Manuel, but Etienne De Crecy has almost eclipsed your travelling stage with this epic installation. Those crazy french euro-house DJs, what will they think of next?
Popularity: 20% [?]
Familiar with the Daft Punk Pyramid? Well I’m sorry Thomas and Guy-Manuel, but Etienne De Crecy has almost eclipsed your travelling stage with this epic installation. Those crazy french euro-house DJs, what will they think of next?
Popularity: 20% [?]
According to our publisher, we’ve ‘had a thing’ about this video this month. I’m not sure what he means by that, but what I do know is that Gallery accounts for probably one fifth of the seven million, two hundred and eighteen thousand, two hundred and twenty nine times the video has been viewed at the time of writing. That’s 1,443,645.8 times. Yep, we’re so crazy that we watched it point eight of a time just to make the figures add up. Anyway, POWERTHIRST. It’s an energy drink for men.. MENERGY!
Popularity: 43% [?]
This month’s ‘Youtube video of the month’ was a close call between a Gallery favourite comedy classic involving a cleverly dubbed television advert and that epic new television advert featuring Brains from Thunderbirds dancing to Snap’s ‘Rhythm is a dancer’. No contest really.
Popularity: 13% [?]
Friday, October 17, 2008
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