Official Property Frontiers Blog

Expanding Frontiers: Welcoming David Ball, Sales Manager

As any business owner will know, the key to success is down to your team. Having the most capable people in their field around you is essential to thrive and that is why I personally take such an interest in recruiting only the very best to join our team here at Property Frontiers. I am [...]

Property Frontiers named Best Large Agent for the 4th year running

It’s been a rather positive week in the overseas property industry. We had the inaugural AIPP conference and awards ceremony mid-week which saw members gathering to share ideas and experiences as well as learning from movers and shakers in other industries as diverse as printing (Webmart) and chocolate (Green & Black). The event held in [...]

Frontiers Foundation update: George’s garden in full bloom

My how time flies, it was only less than 9 months ago that I was standing in a small remote village in Zambia, building a fence out of bamboo to surround the newly drilled borehole – our first Frontiers Foundation project (watch the video HERE). I often think about the people we met at Ngwezi [...]

Check in to Germany – “hot spot” for international hotel investors

For any Economist readers out there, the front cover of this week’s edition depicting the sinking ship of Cyprus pretty well sums up the belief of many investors that Europe remains in trouble, real trouble. With some set to lose up to 60% of their savings and fears that such drastic and quite frankly frightening [...]

Biking for Brazil: We did it! From London to Oxford in sub-zero temperatures

As the legendary Freddie Mercury once said, “I want to ride my bicycle” and whilst this is on the whole true, it’s not quite so much fun when it’s snowing, an Arctic wind blowing in and the temperature’s sub-zero as it was last Saturday. In complete contrast to last year’s balmy spring, the wintry weather [...]

The land of Lederhosen: Now the most sought-after destination for European property investors

Last Sunday it was time. I’d given up on a training bike ride for my upcoming Frontiers Foundation charity cycle challenge due to the snow falling which was all too quickly turning Oxfordshire white, the rugby was on in the background, the Sunday Times Travel section lay temptingly next to me and iPad was in [...]

Planning approval is granted and redevelopment of Central House gets underway

It’s been only a few months since the launch of our latest UK student accommodation investment opportunity, Central House in Glasgow and I’m not only delighted to report that over 75% of rooms have been sold but full planning approval has now been granted and the redevelopment of the commercial office space into high calibre [...]

Construction Pushes Ahead at Bacolet Bay, Grenada

Following on from Investment Consultant Greg Foster’s recent trip, I was thrilled to see the latest construction pictures at the Bacolet Bay Beach Resort in St David’s, Grenada and to get the even more exciting news that a major construction agreement has now been signed between Bacolet Development Finance Ltd and China Machinery Engineering Corporation [...]

Invest with confidence as the World Bank insures EcoPlanet Bamboo’s plantation

I am very excited to report that after working tirelessly for two years we have just received confirmation that our partners, EcoPlanet Bamboo’s plantation in Central America has won the backing of the World Bank MIGA Scheme. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) guarantees a $27 million support on equity investment in Nicaragua by EcoPlanet [...]

An air of optimism returns to the Great British property market in 2013

The start of 2013 has seen a plethora of predictions on what will or will not happen in the British economy in general and more particularly the housing market. Optimism abounds from all corners. According to the Knight Franks and Markits house price sentiment index, home owners in 11 UK regions expect the value of [...]