Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa October 2018 | Page 49

OFFSHORE 48 United Kingdom - Could Manchester be an investors dream? 54 Financial Immigration – The great American dream EB5 GILES BESWICK Director Select Property Group, UK “We already knew that Manchester would be central to Northern Power- house plans, with an estimated £7 bil- lion worth of investment heading its way, and a £1 billion transformation of Manchester Airport will demonstrate the importance of the city as a global DR DOLF DE ROOS President, Helix Homes America, US “We have acknowledged that investors offshore could not always keep an eye on their properties, as a result we have allocated personnel to manage those properties under the assignment of the owners.”  MARIO MARTINS Consultant, Pestana Properties, Portugal “It is a fantastic time to buy in Algarve in Portugal. The rate of sales is good and we predict real growth in value coming in the next two or three years.” SA Real Estate Investor Magazine OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 47