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Is the boutique pub making a comeback?
At a time when the English village boozer is said to be in crisis, William Cash meets the pub entrepreneurs who are leading the Golden Renaissance …
Review — Our Uninvited Guests: The Secret Lives of Britain’s Country Houses 1939-45
Julie Summers’ sprawling collection of wartime requisition stories represent every bit of the English dream, writes Peter York My first react…
A delightful variety act in the southern Rhone
Châteauneuf-du-Pape makes the most of its many, many grape varieties, writes Jonathan Ray Wines are a blend. Even most so-called single varietal wi…
Report: Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2018
The Spear’s 2018 Wealth Insight Forum, the annual meeting of HNW minds, started with Stephanie Flanders on Brexit and ended with Lord O’Neill…
Ramsgill’s The Yorke Arms gets a luxury makeover
The Yorke Arms, Ramsgill, reopens with brand new interiors and exciting new menus The Yorke Arms in Ramsgill, near Harrogate, has re-opened, after …
The UK’s Requirement to Correct: game changer or damp squib?
With only days left for HNWs to get their tax affairs in order, barrister Tessa Lorimer asks if HMRC’s new crackdown on offshore has teeth In…
Will Elon Musk cave?
Vernon Unsworth has launched proceedings in defamation against Elon Musk in California, Hanna Basha reports In July this year, Vernon Unsworth was …
Unhappy with your foreign divorce? Irina Abramovich isn’t
If you got a divorce abroad but have lived the UK, there could be a way of getting the settlement reviewed, writes Renato Labi Shortly before his a…
Guy Hands interview: Reign of Terra
Terra Firma’s Guy Hands has gained and lost more money than almost anyone, but after 25 years his appetite for a big deal remains strong, writes Al…
Hide review: Ollie Dabbous’ Piccadilly project is a slice of heaven
The wunderkind chef has struck gold again with his latest venture, writes Olenka Hamilton Just four months old and apparently a £20 million job, Hi…
Will clauses: What you never knew you needed
Preparing a will is not straightforward and it can be very easy to fall foul to the unrealistic optimism of ‘it won’t happen to me’ says Andrew Wil…
France’s Chateau du Coudreceau debuts in the world of luxury golf
An 18th century chateau is set out to woo luxury golfers worldwide Chateau du Coudreceau, an 18th Century French Chateau and private golfing estate…
WEEKEND IN… Milan
Italy’s northern powerhouse offers a pleasing blend of history and modernity, writes Sarah Bonfield While much of Italy’s charm is root…
Here are the myths of anti-money laundering rules
Anti-money laundering due diligence requirements are stringent enough – there is no need for extra hoops for HNWs and their lawyers to jump t…
‘Lazy’ Lehman coverage unhelpful as wealth managers prepare for ‘2020 recession’
After a weekend spent picking over the bones of Lehman’s demise, David Dawkins speaks to the industry about what went wrong, and what’s to come ‘A …
Interior design heralds the return of colour
After two decades of the age of beige, the interior design world is at last breaking out into a celebration of colour, writes Olenka Hamilton A mul…
How Waterstones’ boss James Daunt is keeping print alive
James Daunt arrived at Waterstones just as Amazon was about to wipe it out – and yet he turned the chain around. How did he do it, asks Christopher…
Why discourage non-dom wealth when it’s never been needed more?
Jeremy Arnold from Withers LLP tells Spear’s that political rhetoric, point scoring, and an avalanche of legislative changes have started to …
Where there’s a will, there’s a way: Intestacy and IP in the UK
Passing away without a will – known in the UK as Intestacy – creates considerable issues for the surviving relatives says Matthew Barne…
Ten years on – why SMEs are still feeling the Lehman squeeze
A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the 2008-09 crisis, Greg Carter, CEO of Growth Street discusses what has happened to the availab…