Fractional Ownership News
Foreign Property Ventures Ltd Announced as Gold Sponsors
Foreign Property Ventures Ltd, specialists in unique worldwide property investments, was today announced as the Silver sponsor for the Fractional Life Expo 2008.
The largest and most diverse consumer fractional ownership and asset-sharing exhibition in the world, the event caters for the growing number of people who want to enjoy ownership of life’s luxury items – without the ties, responsibilities and capital outlay of a complete purchase.
Organised by Fractional Life Limited, it showcases the opportunities for shared ownership of a diverse range of luxury items, including property, yachts, jets, classic and supercars, racehorses, designer handbags and fine wines.
Darren Fields, Managing Director of Foreign Property Ventures at www.foreignpropertyventures.com said “we’re delighted to be the Gold Sponsors of the Fractional Life Expo and perceive fractional property investments to be one of the key driving growth areas of new property sales during 2008. We will be showcasing our unique and more secure form of Fractional Ownership Purchase by way of Individual Title Deed ownership. Located in one of the most sought after locations of South Africa, in the heart of the Greater Kruger National Park region – our project ‘Moditlo Eco Lodge’ is ideally situated on the ‘Moditlo Estate & Private Game Reserve’. We believe the Expo will help provide us with the ideal environment to offer visitors the opportunity to discover this rare piece of nature at its finest and own a share of its legacy.
Piers Brown, Founder of Fractional Life said “It’s great to have such a high profile and ecologically friendly Fractional Development promoted at the show. We’re seeing more and more quality fractional property developments’ coming onto the market and South Africa has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.”
The Oceanico Group Fractional Life Expo 2008 takes place between 28th and 30th April, at the prestigious Broadgate Event Venues, in the heart of the City of London.
For more information log onto http://www.fractionallifeexpo.com
Q and A with Darren Fields, Managing Director of Foreign Property Ventures
In the second installment of our regular Q & A feature Fractional Life speaks with Darren Fields, Managing Director of Foreign Property Ventures Ltd.
Darren, tell us a little about your company.
Foreign Property Ventures Ltd (FPV) specialises in unique worldwide property investments. FPV is a UK regulated investment company currently offering their clients a more secure way of investing through fractional ownership.
As a company, what drew you to offering a fractional product?
I strongly believe that fractional ownership is the way forward in offering all types of investor’s tremendous flexibility and affordability in investments around the world. As a company we are striving to provide investors with a secure and hassle free way of purchasing this type of exciting investment opportunity.
In your view- what are makes FPV distinctive from its competitors?
We are only prepared to recommend superior projects and services that provide our clients with true value for money and excellent financial benefits. Our investment selection process means that any project we promote has not only undergone a rigorous due diligence process to verify investor security and expected investment returns, but also it ensures that our investors’ experience in dealing with their acquisitions is always clearly defined and pleasurable.
FPV is not a company who is swayed by profit and is of the belief that through acting solely for our clients with integrity and generosity we will ensure that we prosper and maintain our elevated position in this specialist marketplace.
What are your current fractional products?
Currently FPV are focusing solely on our South Africa development. We have exclusive rights to a unique investment in a truly innovative development on a private, natural wildlife reserve in the most popular tourist destination of the country, the acclaimed Kruger National Park region.
Can you tell us more about this development?
Moditlo is a natural wildlife safari reserve unlike any other property development offered in South Africa. Moditlo is made up of three farms namely Moria, Hoedspruit and Riversdale boasting 3,300 hectares, equivalent to 12.74 sq miles of natural landscape.
Since the dropping of fences around the Moditlo Estate, to become part of the Bloubank Conservancy, the total area now comprises of approximately 12,000 hectares, equivalent to 46.33 square miles, which means that the animals are free to roam around a larger area. This is expected to increase to approximately 64 square miles over the coming months.
Moditlo Eco Lodge offers a combination of 37 prestigious two and four bedroom en-suite properties along with 40 stylish lodge suites set within spectacular communal and private landscaped gardens. These properties are to be sold on the unique concept - Fractional Title Deed Ownership. Unlike the majority of Fractional Ownership schemes currently being offered in the marketplace, this unique concept offers investors a Title Deed in their own name rather than shares in a property holding company. Each property and lodge suite will be sold on 13 individual Title Deeds to individuals or corporate investors.
Moditlo Eco Lodge is an exclusive eco-friendly design concept offering spectacular views from all its properties. All properties offered throughout the Lodge are to be luxuriously furnished throughout to a 5 star standard and the amenities include will include a Health & Beauty Spa, Gym, communal Swimming Pool, a themed Bar and exquisite dining in the Lodge Restaurant.
Moditlo Eco Lodge is an unusual investment opportunity complimenting our strong beliefs in preservation and conservation of the wildlife and environment, as well as job creation for the betterment of the local communities. Moditlo is owned by nature lovers and conservationists who believe that low-density development should take place in harmony, side by side, to conserve nature.
Fractional products are all about providing a complete lifestyle package. Are there any added value extras available to investors?
To further enhance our investor’s freedom of choice we have been awarded Gold Crown Status affiliation with RCI*. This means that investors will not only benefit from four weeks per annum usage rights to their fractional title deed but in addition they can exchange part of their time at Moditlo with any other resort around the world in other 100 countries through RCI. It is important to understand that this investment simply offers the time-share opportunity as an added value – this is in addition to offering a combination of extremely attractive growth and yield returns!
*RCI is the leading provider of world-class services including holiday ownership, holiday club development, holiday club management, leisure-product development, real estate development consulting and resort management.
How do you go about selecting your property locations?
FPV chooses to be involved in unique projects offering preservation and conservation at the core of its goals. Moditlo Eco Lodge has various charitable, ethical and community goals. The Development team behind MEL were inspired by their strong beliefs in preservation and conservation of the wildlife and environment, as well as job creation for the betterment of the local communities. Their priority is preservation and conservation through low density development sustaining a fast diminishing heritage. It is also the wish of the development team to assist underprivileged children in benefiting from the opportunity of enjoying real nature and animals up close, which as evidence shows, assists children tremendously with pervasive developmental disorders. Furthermore, we will be promoting a global student animal and nature study programme. In the words of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa "Ultimately conservation is about people. If you don't have sustainable development around these (wildlife) parks, then people will have no interest in them, and the parks will not survive."
And your future developments?
Later in the year FPV will also be involved in a couple of further unique property developments complimenting our Moditlo Eco Lodge project in Mozambique and Africa. With regards to Mozambique – this area is turning out to be one of Africa’s major success stories; we will shortly be offering our clients the opportunity to own a share of this unspoiled peninsula. Mozambique is just a 1-hour flight from the Modlitlo Eco Lodge.
Further details of FPV and this magnificent opportunity can be found at www.foreignpropertyventures.com and www.mel.co.za
