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Welcome to the Property Venture^® website.

Property Venture^® is a UK-based, property agent, dedicated to helping potential and existing foreign property investors make informed and common-sense foreign property investment and buy to let property decisions.

We specialise in overseas property investment and buy to let property, mainly in Europe: Poland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Spain as well as Morocco.

Foreign Property

Foreign property investment may be new and uncomfortable for some people who have been used to investing in the UK, or who have bought their home in the UK. However, as the UK property market has become a more challenging place to make money, more investors are starting to look to foreign property investment, where capital growth (of 10, 20, or over 30% in some cases) and yields can often significantly outshine the returns that have traditionally been made in the UK property market.

Indeed many aspects of foreign property investment do differ, such as the purchasing process, and it can be more complex and time-consuming than property investment in the UK. However unfamiliar territory does not need to feel too uncomfortable. At Property Venture^® we understand this and facilitate the buying process as much as possible, to enable as hassle-free service as is possible.

A “venture” by its very nature means an undertaking that involves balancing rewards, or potential profit, with risks. Foreign property investors should inform themselves sufficiently and apply common sense to their chosen investment. So if an investor is risk-averse, then choosing a more established, stable and familiar market, such as Cyprus or Spain, may make more sense. For the more adventurous foreign property investor, less established but further afield markets, such as Morocco, may present greater opportunity for capital growth. Guidance on issues such as Due diligence and Investment Strategies are under the Foreign Property Investor section on the left hand menu.

Overseas Property Investment

So where could, or should, an investment in overseas property be made?

Most overseas property investments either deliver capital appreciation or strong yields. It is not common to find investments that deliver exceptionally well on both. So for a shorter term investment horizon, say less than 2-3 years, capital growth may be what is required. Looking to a county’s past history provides an indicator as to what growth is possible, but as we know, past performance does not always determine the future. History should be tempered with insight into the country’s profile, potential property market performance and finance availability. Property Venture^® profiles each of its markets on the left hand menu, to help make informed choices.

If it is a second home or holiday home purchase, apartments and villas often as coastal properties tend to be popular. Property Venture^® markets: Cyprus property, Montenegro property, Spanish property, Bulgarian property, destinations favoured by holiday home purchasers.

If a longer term investment strategy has been chosen, say over a 5-10 year time frame, buy to let property may feature heavily, or indeed for those looking for immediate regular income.

Buy to Let Property

For buy to let property it is important to consider the local, home market to see if there is sufficient demand and affordability for local workers to rent. Local market is also important when considering exit strategies - if local buyers cannot afford to buy properties, sell-on potential is limited.

Buy to let properties are generally safer in more established cities, urban areas, where there is more likely to be year-round rental potential and as a result more robust yields.

So we market investment property in Bulgaria, in Sofia, (as well as ski resorts and coastal resorts), investment property in Poland, in the busier cities such as Warsaw and Marrakech, a significant city in Morocco.

Some of our buy to let properties have a rental guarantee.

We want to help you make sound, informed, investment choices. Having researched the countries where we market and sell property, we want to pass some of this insight onto you.

Country Profiles

So to give you a feel for the country in which you are interested in investing, go to the relevant country on the left-hand side and click on snapshot profile for a quick overview of macro-economic indicators or go to STEP country profile to give you more in-depth information of the Social, Technological, Economic and Political profile for the country.

To help you understand why you ought to consider investing in a particular country go to the Why Invest section in each country, or maybe look at the individual towns and cities profiled in each country's Towns section.

Property Search

To do a general property search either go to the top left hand menu and click on property search, or within individual countries