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With the traditional UK property market slowing down of late, we have seen a surge in the amount of foreign property investments and alternative UK investments. Understanding your financial goals and setting a time frame in which to achieve them is crucial. We are great believers in assessing deployed funds over predicted return as a way of understanding how effective the investment subject will be.

We believe that on most of these products we have picked, it is possible to achieve up to 300% return on investment within a time frame of 24 months on most of these products. We have all sorts of options available to investors, from property in the Caribbean (which have 100% finance available and 10% guaranteed rental per annum), to land in the middle east (which are sold with planning permission to construct towers upon). For more information on what we have available, you can speak to one of our investment portfolio specialists.

Investments, in the News...

Overabundance in FDI gives a positive outlook for most European cities in 2008. Compared with 2006 most European real estate markets now provide less risk, higher return prospects, a better supply/demand balance and improved development prospects.

PWC – Global Real Estate Now report – March 2007

The property boom in the Gulf looks unstoppable. Riding the global energy prices, the Gulf States are among the world’s fastest growing economies. Moves to open financial markets and ambitious state plans to develop infrastructure and expand the service sector – in particular tourism – will make property investment in the region increasingly attractive. Moreover, the extra wealth from the Gulf’s booming economies is having a major impact on property markets abroad, as Gulf investors buy up real estate in North Africa, Asia and Europe.

FT – November 2007

With the support of the country’s banks and property industry as a driving force behind the Reit legislation, Moneyweek predicts that by 2010 up to e127bn worth of new money could be invested into German Reits. This will provide a huge boost to property prices.

Moneyweek – October 2007

Initially, the UK’s booming property market – saw house price capital appreciation between 1997 and 2004 rise at 147 per cent, which, in Europe, was second only to Ireland – Shrewd investors put their faith in the real estate at home. However, since mid-2004, as the market in Britain peaked, the canny speculator now turns his attention overseas. European capital cities continue to offer the highest returns.