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SA Property Market Review - 30th October 2005
Ian Fife
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Andy McPherson
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Ian, Scott & Andy
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Winner of the Weekend
At Pinnacle Point
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On the 30th of October 2005, IPS hosted a highly successful South African Property Market Review in the
exquisite Chelsea Grand Hall, in London.
The event was a complete sell-out; all 200 tickets were sold prior to the event, with at least
20 more people arriving at the door without a ticket! It was without doubt the calibre of the two keynote
speakers that drew the crowds: Ian Fife (property editor of the Financial Mail) gave a property
market overview, and Andy McPherson (managing partner of strb Buchanan Boyes Smith Tabata) talked
about more specific opportunities available in the market today.
The Talks
Ian believes that the South African property market is in a unique situation as a result of
apartheid, isolation and South Africa’s generally troubled past. According to Ian, the political
and economic uncertainty that plagued the country up until the first democratic elections in 1994
was largely responsible for a 30 year state of decline in the property market, leaving South
Africa’s building costs, rents and property prices amongst the lowest in the world. The economic
“boom and bust” scenarios that were prevalent before 1994 have now been replaced with ten
consecutive years of strong GDP growth, which is fostering record levels of consumer and investor
confidence. Ian also highlighted the emerging black middle class and the 2010 Fifa World Cup as
two factors that will have a significant impact on South African property.
Andy's talk focused on investigating opportunities in the emerging black middle class, the
buy-to-let market and inner city re-development, commercial property, property funds, and
fractional ownership.
Ian & Andy's talks were complimented by short presentations from:
- IPS on raising finance, managing risk and maximising growth
- Tax Etc. on taxation issues surrounding the purchase, sale and letting of residential property, both in SA and the UK
- Sable Wealth on maximising non-domiciled tax and structuring investments efficiently
- SGM-FX on the state of the Rand and the forecast for the next 12 months
Some Feedback
"Very valuable to have such a broad overview. Good value for money. Thanks."
Magali H.
"A pleasure being part of the seminar - I think it went off very well, and the turn-out was great too."
Craig Varney - Tax Etc.
"Thanks for the seminar yesterday, it was well worth it."
Taber W.
"Well done today. You put on a great show. Very interesting stuff. And the setting was super."
Clive M.
"Really enjoyed Sundays talk, was very imformative & was great that you had such a wide range of people talking on their services, nice one."
Marc v.
"I would like to thank you and the team for the seminar on Sunday. It was infomative and very well organised and presented. Thank you for bringing people from home to speak to and to encourage us. My body was in the hall but my mind was at home. Please keep up the good work and God bless you all at IPS."
Gugulethu K.
"Excellent information on SA market & currency."
Anton V.
"The event on Sunday was great - I found it very interesting and informative."
Emma P.
Sponsorship
The event was sponsored by International Property Solutions, legal & conveyancing firm
strb Buchanan Boyes Smith Tabata, and
SGM-FX Foreign Exchange.
Prizes for a raffle draw in aid of the organisation T.R.E.E. were generously sponsored by Pinnacle Point, SA Wines Online, and IPS.
Photo Gallery
Chelsea Town Hall - Outside
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Chelsea Town Hall - Inside 1
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Chelsea Town Hall - Inside 2
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Chelsea Town Hall - Inside 3
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Scott Picken
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Audience - 1
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Audience - 2
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Audience - 3
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Ian Fife
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Andy McPherson
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Tax Etc
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Sable Wealth
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SGM-FX
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Questions & Answers
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Properties on Show
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The Simbithi Stand
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