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STAR MUM MOVES IN
Bucharest’s flourishing property market is starting to attract A-list clientele. Well, their mothers, at least. Leslie Hawke, whose son Ethan has starred in such films as Gattaca, Training Day and Before Sunset, is a new resident of the city’s main thoroughfare, Calea Victoria, reports The New York Times. She refers to the street as “Bucharest’s Fifth Avenue” and is said to love the city’s “sense of proximity”. She talks to Wizzit on page 62.
PLEASED TO MEET YOO
YOO, the design company headed by Philippe Starck, is showcasing 48 chic lakeside homes in the UK’s Cotswolds that “merge indoors with outdoors”. They have enlisted Jade Jagger to help with the concept – even though she has announced her intentions to incorporate glitter balls. Prices start from €1m.
29 YEARS LATER
Bulgaria (below) has the least affordable property in the EU for its own citizens, says property search engine Properazzi.com. Although prices are among the lowest on the continent, low average earnings balance it out. An average property costs €54,570, but an average wage of €1,884 means it takes Bulgarians 29 years to earn enough to buy – compared with just nine years in the UK.
NORMAN’S ITALIAN JOB
The Milanese are looking to borrow British sensibility for a €1.4bn development. Norman Foster will oversee the Milano Santa Giulia, a former industrial site three miles outside the city centre. The crescent-shaped neighbourhood will encompass 600 luxury homes and a 32-hectare public park. Apartments will start at around €500,000. PAUL OSWELL
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