Factors to consider if you want to find a suitable site to build your own house

Buying a piece of land and then designing and building your own home is a pipe dream for many. But what if you want to turn it into reality? Where do you begin and what are the key things to consider?  We’re not talking about money here and your budget, but rather focusing instead on … Read more

What is a Retirement Interest Only mortgage and who are they suitable for?

The term Rio might initially bring to mind the colourful Brazilian city, or for fans of Duran Duran, a lady who dances on the sand. In mortgage terms, however, it refers to a Retirement Interest Only mortgage – a product which allows older homeowners to only pay the interest on their home loan until they … Read more

Captain Tom’s daughter says family are planning funeral that would be ‘suitable for him’

‘Quiet’ send off for Captain Tom: War hero’s daughter says family are planning funeral that would be ‘suitable for him’ after his death aged 100 Captain Sir Tom Moore died on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19  Daughter Lucy Teixeira said the family is planning a ‘suitably quiet’ funeral  National plans could include having an NHS … Read more

Scandal and splendour… it’s like an Indian Dynasty: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy Rating: Generations divided by love, scandal and secrets – tick! Extravagant costumes and ostentatious wealth flaunted by two sparring families with million-dollar hairdos – tick! A wrestling match that ends with a plunge into the pool – tick! Fans of the ultra-camp Eighties serial Dynasty might be forgiven for feeling that A … Read more

BBC’s new period drama A Suitable Boy is praised for having an all-Indian cast and director

BBC’s new period drama A Suitable Boy is praised for having an all-Indian cast and director… but the screenplay was adapted by a Welshman By Eleanor Sharples For The Daily Mail and Chris Hastings and Sanjay Jha For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:28 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 20 July 2020 … Read more

How Tanya Maniktala, the new queen of Sunday night TV, kept calling her Suitable Boy co-star ‘Sir’

How the unknown ‘Miss Modest’ Tanya Maniktala who is about to become the queen of Sunday night TV kept on calling her Suitable Boy co-star ‘Sir’ Tanya Maniktala stars in the BBC drama ‘A Suitable Boy’ which airs next Sunday She admitted to being so intimidated by her Bollywood co-star Namit Das Ms Maniktala was … Read more