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How to buy a leasehold property with confidence

With the majority of property sales in London being flats, you would think that the public’s understanding of the ownership of a leasehold interest would be thorough, when in fact it is far from that. If the Taylor Wimpey leasehold housing scandal has taught us anything it is that the public are woefully uninformed as to the realities and obligations. This is also not helped by an estate agency culture that tends to shy away from informing clients afraid that...

Smoke and hashtags: Tobacco’s love of social media shows it can’t be trusted

Amid all the pouts, glitter and motivational quotes that dominate our Instagram feeds, it’s easy to miss the tobacco advertising which is slyly slipping into the background. New research has shown the tobacco giants have a new favourite marketing trick: using Insta influencers as Trojan horses to infiltrate the youth market. The findings only reinforce the view that the industry will stop at nothing to maintain sales, despite its products’ rather unfortunate tendency to kill its customers. As the world’s...

Quiz: Can you spot the symptoms of Meningitis?

A new interactive quiz has been launched after a poll of 2,000 Brits revealed 55 per cent of us are unsure what diseases and conditions we are immunised against. Despite a national vaccination programme that aims to protect all young people against a particularly deadly type of meningitis - meningococcal W meningitis and septicaemia (MenW), 76 per cent of 18-25 year olds surveyed were unaware of the disease. And only 22 per cent of people surveyed by OnePoll.com know that teenagers...

The troubles of living in the industrial times

Technology evolves everyday more and more without the public ever noticing. Every day we have machines that are faster, smarter, more resistant and efficient and it is impossible to keep up. We see the result of the advancements, but never think about how they come to be. We have smarter phones, smaller computers and even hearing aids implanted directly into our skull, but we never question the technology that makes all this possible. We have all heard about 3D printers,...

Want to live like the Rich and Famous?

Royal Elite Vodka Asks: Want To Live Like The Rich And Famous? Remember the television show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?”  Host Robin Leach was famous for his closing, “champagne wishes and caviar dreams." You can live like that, too.  It just takes a little planning and creativity...  oh, and a boat load of money of course! Here are some tongue-in-cheek suggestions from Royal Elite Vodka, a new vodka brand made from a classic vodka recipe, catering to the most distinguished...

Unlikely fashion pairings that give Men the WOW factor

Today's modern man is bold, adventurous and on top of the hottest fashion trends. Just a couple of decades ago, men typically had their nine-to-five business attire for Monday through Friday. Weekend wear consisted only of t-shirts and jeans. When it comes to fashion for the modern man, anything goes. “I see a trend in menswear incorporating more contrast aesthetic, in terms of blending pattern design with a respective color story. Several brands have been successful in achieving this already like Marni,...

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