Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Dec/January 2020 | Page 55

OFFSHORE 54 Bricks vs stocks It’s best to learn from people in the know. Lisa Bathurst – an International property specialist and founder of Hurst & Wills discusses tangible property assets vs. the stock market concerning various investment strategies. 56 58 High rental returns in Kenya As Kenya expands its real estate and property sector, positive investment opportunities follow closely behind in various developments planned for the near future. Investing in a legal structure In this series Jaco Grobbelaar talks about building a property portfolio, the tax involved and how your property structure should look based on your expectations. TOP TRENDING FOR OFFSHORE ONLINE Visit www.reimag.co.za for the latest updates online. Business confidence up marginally from depressed levels After dropping from 28 in the second quarter to a 20-year low of 21 in the third quarter, the RMB/ BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose to 26 in the fourth quarter – the first improvement in two years.  Investors seek to move assets from UK amid brewing storm Six out of 10 investors are now actively seeking to move assets out of Britain as a perfect storm looks set to hit the UK economy, reveals a new poll.  Expat Tax Laws and South African Investors Currently, in an exemption designed for employees of private- sector companies, any SA resident working in a foreign country for more than 183 days a year is exempt from paying income tax on their foreign employment income. SA Real Estate Investor Magazine DECEMBER/JANUARY 2020 53