Find property to buy, property to rent and find estate agents in the UK with estateagents.co.uk
Property Guides
Buying property
Selling property
Estate agent fees
Free property guides
Conveyancing services
Mortgage services
See all Property Guides
Find Property in the UK
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Free conveyancing costs quote comparison
My estateagents
Saved properties
Saved searches
What I last viewed
Email updates
Risks of Investing in Overseas Property

Thu, 03 Aug 2006
It can be risky investing in overseas property . However, there can also be massive returns for the wise investor.

We may hear stories of house prices going up 40 to 50% per year in different parts of the world. However, by the time the stories have reached the public eye, house price growth has decreased.

The secret therefore is to identify places ready to boom, as opposed to those increasing in value.

To help people do this, the Property Investor Show experts have advised Britons how to spot the next hotpsot before anyone else:

A growing economy and upturn in tourism normally lead to high rental demand and ever growing returns on capital invested.

Political stability is important for investors . War of course will bring house prices down.

Governmental and private investment in the area attracts money into the area, with house prices going up.

Local transport links improvements increase inward movement to an area.

Large companies relocating to the area brings about instant investments, often causing employees to relocate to the area. Corporate lets, like in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, present a great opportunity for investors.

Planned entry to the European Union results in inward investment as well as easing of restrictions on movement of capital and trade. The EU state Cyprus has not disappointed.

Construction of large scale leisure facilities normally push hotel prices up as well as the demand for second homes .

Low cost flight routes starting up increase the demand for holiday homes as well as rented accommodation .

Hosting of an international sporting events like the Olympic Games of golf tournaments stimulate economic development and regeneration, as well as attracting tourists to the area, boosting house prices.
add to favouritesnewsletterlink to this pagesend to friendpost comments

Link to this page

Copy and Paste the following HTML into your page.
newsnews rss