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Newsletter #100! As always, packed with money saving advice and property market opinion!
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Welcome to this week's newsletter - our 100th! I wonder how many of you have been with us from the beginning! But no matter when you joined, I want to thank you for reading and hope you continue to do so for the next 100.
As is fitting for such a landmark, we're starting a big drive to grow and expand the Property Secrets community this month. We've already began publishing articles from Property Secrets members on their experiences and opinions of property investment in general and property markets across the world - more on this below - and ideas we have in the pipeline include new, expanded and more functional forums. Watch this space for further developments...
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UK Property Investment // CEE Property Investment
Investment Property // Books & Reports // Online // Other News
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Article of the Week
 Tried and tested - The Top Ten Tenant Scams: Part 2
 Tony Booth finishes off his rundown of the top 10 scams tenants try to pull. You need to be aware if you're to avoid falling for them...
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In Brief
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Article of the Week
 Price peak in Warsaw? Are the days of high property price growth over in the Polish capital?
 After a period of stellar growth, property price rises in Warsaw seemed to have slowed - Investment Director Richard Davies explains why this is a positive sign for the market.
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In Brief
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Away from home in Dynamic Bucharest
Property Secrets member Liam Deasy offer his opinions from the ground in Bucharest, Romania, in the latest of our Community contributions...
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Property Secrets Investor Evening
Novotel ExCeL, Docklands
Friday 21st September
Where In The World - Latest Hotspots Revealed!
» Click here to find out more and register your attendance
We have pre-purchased a number of admission tickets for The The Property Investor Show, London, 21 - 23rd September 2007 and would like to invite you as our guest. If you are available on 21 - 23 September, please visit www.propertyinvestor.co.uk/london/register.asp and use our PROMOTIONAL CODE "propsec". Completion of registration allows you to gain free admission into the Exhibition!
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CARPATHIAN WAY
Rzeszow, Poland
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» Low entry price starting from a total price of £42,029
» Average price per sqm PLN4,448/£759 including VAT
» 30% capital growth per annum expected over the next two years– property prices already jumped by 30% in 2006
» Units have been valued 12% below market value
» Transport infrastructure investment of €1.3bn will open up Rzeszów (pronounced zheh-shoof) as the gateway to Ukraine and Slovakia
» Rzeszów will play a major role in the Euro 2012 football championships as the main transit city between co-hosts Poland and Ukraine
Carpathian Way is a fantastic opportunity to purchase high-growth, low-risk property in a city that has already seen extremely high levels of capital growth has been granted a large sum of government investment for infrastructure improvements.
With a low entry level of £42,029 and a valuation at 12% below market value, this deal offers investors an exciting opportunity that has a ready made rental market and the potential to achieve exceptional return on investment.
Carpathian Way is just five minutes to the north of the city centre. This area is a popular residential area close to road links to Warsaw and Lublin and will be close to the A4 motorway, which is due to be completed in 2009.
The recent government investment is set to transform Rzeszow into a new European gateway linking Poland with The Ukraine and Slovaki, so location wise, the city is in a prime position and is already quoted to become Eastern Europe's new logistic hub.
Rzeszów is in the early stages of the property cycle where we typically have people that want to buy and lock in the high capital growth that we are currently seeing in the market. Nevertheless, there is a ready made student rental market in the city with a student population of 60,000. Additionally, migrant workers entering Poland from Ukraine and construction workers attracted to the area by the massive infrastructural projects underway will all need a place to rent in the lead up to 2012. We are confident that sufficient rental demand will exist by the time this development completes.
In addition, there is also a growing number of young professionals who are well-educated and earning good salaries, who want to move out of the old panalaks into modern apartments. There is also a huge demand for new build apartments especially as there were only about 1,100 built last year. For the investor, this means there is a tried and tested rental market right on the doorstep of Carpathian Way.
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If you are interested in investing in the German property market, then you NEED this report. It will:
- help you understand the German property market
- guide you on where to invest
- advise you on where to avoid
- teach you what levels of capital growth and yields to expect in a range of German cities
- provide you with detailed demographic and economic information
Our Germany Property Market Profile is the most up-to-date guide to one of Europe's key economy's and is essential for EVERY investor looking at Germany. » Find out more
BONUS RESEARCH!
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For investors attracted by the low prices of Berlin, we have produced the Berlin Investment Decision Maker - a 15-page research report that asks - and answers - the key investment questions YOU should be asking when considering ANY location.
From capital growth, through finance and rental to exit strategies, the Berlin Investment Decision Maker is the perfect partner to the Germany Property Market Profile and an essential guide for interested investors. And as a PRO member of Property Secrets, you can download it right now, completely free of charge!
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ALSO AVAILABLE FROM PROPERTY SECRETS:
...and more...
NEW TITLES & REPORTS COMING SOON
- Turkey Property Market Profile
- How To Analyse Property Markets Like a Pro
- How To Make Money In The UK Property Market Today!*
- Where In The World Should You Invest?*
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Your Online Tools & Services Round Up
Buying abroad? Currency to exchange?
 Currency Solutions are experts in foreign exchange and money transfer and have worked along side Property Secrets since 2003 to ensure all Property Secrets Clients receive the best exchange rates and a consistent and professional service when paying for overseas property.
Using Currency Solutions to exchange and transfer your funds overseas comes highly recommended. Currency Solutions are experts in the currency markets and will help you achieve an exchange rate at the most opportune time thus ensuring you will receive more for your money.
You can contact Currency Solutions to discuss your currency exchange requirements via a new page on our website - where you will also find some useful new tools, including a currency converter, IBAN Checker and BIS SWIFT Checker.
» Click here to to find out more
Need to refinance to expand your portfolio?
The Money Centre are one of the UK's leading buy to let mortgage brokers, the ideal provider for investors looking to start or expand their property portfolio.
Remember, your strategy will determine the right type of loan to purchase. Buy to let loans are appropriate to landlords looking to hold onto the property for the long-term but in certain cases they work equally well with landlords/developers looking to refurbish or sell the property. If your strategy is the latter, you should clarify whether the loan can be repaid in advance without a significant penalty. This is all without mentioning the interest rates you are willing to pay...
 The Money Centre will be happy to help you choose the right loan for you
Mortgage & Stamp Duty Calculators
 To make things far simpler and easier for those considering their next (or first!) investment property, we have added both a Mortgage Calculator and a Stamp Duty Calculator to the Property Secrets website.
To use the Mortgage Calculator you simply key in your required loan amount, the number of years over which you wish to borrow and the interest rate you have or expect to obtain and click calculate. Our calculator will then display your monthly repayment totals for both a repayment and interest only mortgage type. No more messing about with complex formulas - it's as easy as that!
The Stamp Duty Calculator is even easier to use. If you're worried about the amount of Stamp Duty you will have to pay on your property - whether it is a residential or commercial one - use our calculator to quickly and accurately determine what will be due!
Choose your property type, key in the purchasing price and click calculate. The amount due will be displayed in an instant!
My Portfolio
 Getting the best out of your property portfolio is a vital but time consuming task.
The Property Secrets My Portfolio online software is designed to allow you to easily analyse your property portfolio – whether it’s a UK portfolio, a European (or worldwide) portfolio…or both! All your properties, all your financial data – in one place.
Based on your expected capital growth, your rental income and your finance arrangements, you will be able to predict and view:
- Your Cashflow & Rents
- Your Profit & Loss
- Your Break Point
- The impact on your portfolio if changing financial arrangements
This information can be viewed by individual property, by your entire portfolio or by groups of selected properties.
The online My Portfolio software is 100% secure – meaning your information is kept private and can only be viewed by logging in with your account.
My Portfolio. Giving you total control of your property portfolio.
Free to use!
All these tools are completely free to use. You can try out the Mortgage and Stamp Duty Calculators here, here, here and here. And the My Portfolio system here. Enjoy!
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That's all for this week. Happy investing!
Cheers
Chief Executive Officer
Property Secrets
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