Dear Investor

I am now back in Liverpool after interesting and successful visits to Bahrain and Dubai.  Dubai is a place of superlatives and the phenomenal vision of the ruling family has to be admired and respected.  Whether I would invest there is another matter and one which we will look at in the next edition of Jet-to-Let Magazine due to be published mid April.

News today includes further write downs at HSBC, higher oil costs and Danske Bank now classifying Romania in the ‘danger zone’ for a hard landing.  Further west, we have seen a 20% correction in property prices in Riga and 10% or so in Tallinn and further falls to come as the hard landing becomes a reality and not just a prediction in some of these overheating Eastern European countries.

Property price growth and rental predictions for many of these Eastern European countries are increasingly looking as if they should belong in the final chapter of “Alice in Wonderland.”  I received an e-mail this week from an investor who bought a property in Poland where the projected capital growth figure of 25% per annum didn’t materialise.  The Investment Report’s main focus was the potential capital growth – not the rent.

I would again emphasise to investors that there is a difference between property investing and property speculating, the latter being short-term and entirely dependent on capital growth.  If the growth dries up, then what do you have left?  Property investing is about medium to long-term capital appreciation and rental income.

We will shortly be publishing a “Guide to Successful Lettings” based on our collective experiences as a company in this field.  It is written by my Operations Manager, a successful property investor himself, who last year had 26 weeks of holiday bookings for one property in Cyprus making a healthy rental profit in the first year while, at the same time, the property increased in value by over 20%.  His newest acquisition, which he has been marketing for just 2 months is already booked for 12 weeks this year while one of our clients has been marketing a villa over the same period in the same area and is booked for 16 weeks so far …..and counting.  Returns from holiday lettings in Cyprus look set for another robust year ahead.

Short-term letting, whether in Cyprus, France or Germany can be highly profitable if you know what you are doing and are prepared to put some effort in.  Combined with longer-term lettings (AST type) and guaranteed rental returns via leasebacks, you can build a dynamic, profitable property investment portfolio with diversification and exposure to different markets at different stages of the cycle.  Some properties can also be held and sold later tax-free if you are a UK citizen.

If you wish to learn more about property investing, rather than speculating, then please join me on an 8 hour course in London on Saturday 15th March 2008.  It’s a full day and many of our graduates have gone on to enjoy a highly successful property investment career since the first course in 2003.  See www.bewarethesharks.com for further details and also the special offer we have running.  There are only 5 places left, so you will need to be quick.

The aim of the course is to equip you with the professional tools and techniques which will enable you to become a successful property investor and build a profitable and diverse portfolio.

Call Gina now on 0151 244 5444 from the UK or +44 151 244 5444 from Ireland or overseas to book your place.

Dublin

Doug Shannon, one of our investment analysts and also a successful property investor in his own right, will be in Dublin tomorrow holding a series of one-on-one property investment strategy meetings at the Gresham Hotel, 23 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin.  One place has become available, so if you wish to come along, then please call Hayley on +44 151 244 5444.

Berlin

We have seen huge interest in our next Jet-to-Let Investments project in Berlin.  242 investors have so far registered an interest.  Henry Powell-Jones is finalising the Investment Report and we are looking at a release in mid April.  If you are interested in opportunities in Germany and wish to add your name to the list either for this particular investment or subsequent ones, then please fill in the form: 

Click here to register your interest

Sicily

Henry Powell-Jones will be in Sicily next week looking at Jet-to-Let Investments’ projects.  Sicily is without doubt an up-and-coming island with many exciting opportunities for the savvy investor.  We will have a feature article in the next edition of Jet-to-Let Magazine.  If you would like to pre-register for information please e-mail Henry direct at henry@jet-to-let-investments.com

Best wishes