Albania and Montenegro: Safer than Western Europe

The Balkans, a region once known as a hotbed of crime and violence, has become one of the safest zones in Europe according to the United Nations.



"The vicious circle of political instability leading to crime, and vice versa, that plagued the Balkans in the 1990s has been broken," said Antonio Maria Costa, head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.



The bloody breakup of former Yugoslavia — the worst carnage in Europe since World War II — left the region in turmoil throughout the 1990s, but a United Nations report says the levels of crime against people and property are now lower in the Balkans than in Western Europe.



The United Nations report says this trend of reduced crime is likely to continue as the region lacks the usual factors that lead to crime elsewhere in the world: mass poverty, income inequality, runaway urbanisation and large-scale youth unemployment.

David Stanley Redfern have properties in two Balkan countries, Albania and Montenegro. And with both countries on the road to EU accession, their property markets are safe too.



The Albanian property market is among the cheapest places in Europe to buy property, and since the market has become the focus for international investors the country has enjoyed solid capital appreciation figures. Buyers of Albanian property can expect 5-7 percent rental yields and 10-15 percent capital appreciation, perhaps even rising to 30 percent when Albania enters the EU.



David Stanley Redfern is in the unique position of having property in the most promising and sought after areas of Albania; the area surrounding Tirana's artificial lake and the first ever development in the Fresku District of Tirana near the Dajti Mountain.



Montenegro is also progressing towards EU accession. Rental yields of up to 10 percent can be achieved in popular tourist areas, and prices are expected to grow in value by 15-20 percent per year.



David Stanley Redfern have three off-plan developments in tourist hotspots. The Acacia Hills development consists of one two and three bedroom apartments in an astonishing location overlooking the Bay of Kotor on the massively popular Montenegro coast. Also overlooking the open sea are sea-facing terraces in a new off-plan development located in the village of Zambelici, on the beautiful peninsular of Lustica. While The Lakeside Park development is on the banks of Lake Slano surrounded by wilderness, yet only 5 minutes drive from Montenegro’s second biggest town, Niksic.



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DSR is an overseas property investment specialist, working directly with developers in more than forty countries. All properties are exclusive to DSR , giving an unparalleled selection of resale and new builds.

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Montenegro Property Investment: The Real Beauty is the Price

Most potential investors will have heard about the massive boom that property markets across Eastern Europe have recently been experiencing. Right now three Eastern European countries in particular, Ukraine, Albania and Montenegro have become three of the most popular and favorable of today's hot, new emerging markets. Montenegro has always been sought after with second home buyers, who favored areas on Montenegro's beautiful Adriatic coastline. But since the country voted for independence in a referendum late 2006, and the country split from Serbia, prices have risen around 20% in that 2 year period, and the country has become one of the best for an overseas property investment.

Attractions include: no restrictions on foreign ownership, with the exception of vacant lots, which can only be purchased through a company and transferred easily when building has been completed, among the lowest property prices in the world $1000 per sq.m, giving way to yields of 18-24% in popular areas, capital gains tax is a reasonable 15% fixed, and inheritance tax a mere 2-2.6% depending on the closeness of the relation. The only disadvantage is moderately high rental income tax of 15-23%.
Speaking of popular areas, David Stanley Redfern are currently offering two excellent opportunities in the flourishing country. Lakeside Park, on the banks of Slano lake in Niksic, is a major new development of apartments and chalets, details haven't become available on the apartments as yet, but the chalet's will be 3 and 4 bedrooms with a plot of 1000 square meters priced from £63000. The cabin design can be tailored to suit the buyer's individual needs. Facilities will include swimming pool, authentic lakeside stone restaurant with bar, bicycle hire, children's playground and on-site rental management and care-takers office.

Although Niksic is thirty miles in from the always popular coast, inland areas provide the biggest opportunity for growth. Being previously undiscovered by global buyers, prices are much lower, as can be seen from the fact you can buy a three bedroom chalet in a beautiful location for only £63000. Montenegro is a beautiful unspoilt country from coast to coast, and for anyone worried about rumors of poor infrastructure, an article in last June's Observer told how Montenegro is benefiting from an injection of EU cash, June Dunford wrote: "roads and tunnels are being worked on wherever you look".

David Stanley Redfern's second offering is an off-plan apartment complex in another increasingly popular tourist area: Lustica. Prices start from £50,000 for a 1 bedroom apartment, 2 bedroom apartments are also available and the development is just 1800 meters from the aforementioned beautiful Montenegro coastline, namely Miristra beach, in Zambellici -- a quiet village yet only ten minutes from Tivat airport. The development features a communal pool, the apartments are serviced and rental management is available -- furniture packs can be purchased on request.

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About DSR Asset Management

DSR is an overseas property investment specialist, working directly with developers in more than forty countries. All properties are exclusive to DSR , giving an unparalleled selection of resale and new builds.

Please direct all media queries, requests for press information and editorial details, to media@davidstanleyredfern.com

David Redfern is the director of DSR Asset Management an overseas property investment specialist. David works closely with developers in more than forty countries and oversees the DSR education programme which lectures individuals and organisations on property investment. Advertise Your Private Overseas Property

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Property investors go to Montenegro

Montenegro is the latest investment focal point that overseas property investment specialists David Stanley Redfern have added to their extensive list of worldwide properties. Priced from £50,220 - £75,860, their contemporary off-plan 1-2 bedroom apartments in the village of Zambelici, Lustica and more traditional 3-4 bedroom lakeside log cabins overlooking Slano Lake in Niksic are simply stunning. Since gaining independent status last year, Montenegro has seen a property boom that has lead to its desirable real estate pricing increase by as much as 20% on average over the past 2 years.

With Podgorica, the capital city producing rental yields of anything up to 24% and capital gains tax of around 15%, this Adriatic coastal region and its 6% buying costs simply demands to be investigated. If low cost living combined with a tranquil off-plan seaside property with an accommodating terrace looking out onto expanse views near the revered Mirista beach, just 15 minutes away from the airport sounds like the right property for you, read on. If a beautiful tailor-made log cabin with convenient family facilities, restaurants and easy pool access just 10 minutes away from Montenegro’s second largest city sounds good, again, read on.

Between the 2 featured properties on David Stanley Redferns site, a host of enticing attributes are listed: Water, electricity, telephone, air conditioning/heating, fitted bathroom (electric water heater, WC, wash basin, shower, fully tiled walls), tiled floors, communal swimming pool, fitted kitchen (with installation of white goods if required), optional furnishing packages at discounted prices, optional property rental management, double glazing, parking space, yard, dining room, utility room, study, gardens, full insulation, lounge and fireplace. These affordable and fully accommodating properties amidst an emerging property market are hard to beat for quality, value and return. Contact David Stanley Redfern for a non-obligatory chat about all the different specifications of these Montenegro properties, as well as any other queries you might have

Find out more about property Montenegro and buying property in Montenegro.

About DSR Asset Management

DSR is an overseas property investment specialist, working directly with developers in more than forty countries. All properties are exclusive to DSR , giving an unparalleled selection of resale and new builds.

Please direct all media queries, requests for press information and editorial details, to media@davidstanleyredfern.com

David Redfern is the director of DSR Asset Management an overseas property investment specialist. David works closely with developers in more than forty countries and oversees the DSR education programme which lectures individuals and organisations on property investment. Advertise Your Private Overseas Property

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