Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa May/ June 2020 | Page 40

OFFSHORE 40 Mauritius - a property hotspot for investors Mauritius is increasingly becoming a drawcard for international investors wishing to build long-term wealth through property investment.  Unique investment opportunities include Mont Choisy Le Parc Golf & Beach Estate. 44 48 How to invest in cash- positive UK property Don’t delay or you’ll pay Sean Thomson, property investment coach at Wealth Trek, shares his journey to building a multimillion- pound UK property portfolio – one that any South African investor can emulate if mentored correctly.  While restructuring your property portfolio can become expensive, it is necessary because the longer you delay, the bigger your problem will become and the higher your costs will be.   TOP TRENDING FOR OFFSHORE ONLINE Visit www.reimag.co.za for the latest updates online. Covid-19, Not Brexit, Biggest Blow to Pound SA Downgraded Moody’s downgrade is unlikely These are unprecedented times. to surprise the market. There are The pound is weaker now then at many mitigating factors that may any point during the Brexit process, result in the downgrade being met the 2008 financial crash, or 1992’s with mixed reactions from market Black Wednesday. participants. Economic Change Essential Post COVID-19 South Africa’s dire economic situation was caused by the wrong macro-economic policies being adopted in the past, and the country needs a radically different path going forward. SA Real Estate Investor Magazine MAY/JUNE 2020 39