{"id":9596,"date":"2011-10-22T05:03:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T22:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-lost-21000-in-a-bulgarian-property-fund\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:27:08","slug":"i-lost-21000-in-a-bulgarian-property-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-lost-21000-in-a-bulgarian-property-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"I lost \u00a321,000 in a Bulgarian property fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFinancial journalist Edmund Tirbutt, who has been burned by the Bulgarian property market, on why you should stick to FSA-regulated schemesIt felt satisfying to certify myself as a &#8220;sophisticated investor&#8221; to take advantage of what appeared an opportunity of a lifetime back in October 2005. After writing up a talk about Bulgarian property for a newsletter, my 20 years&#8217; experience in the financial services industry assured me it was a suitable home for some of the proceeds of my recent flat sale.Jonty Crossick, director of property managers Ready2invest, had proved a highly persuasive speaker. Although he paid due attention to the risks, the returns he had made previous investors were mind-boggling and many seemed to come back for more. Bulgarian property prices had increased by 22% during the last year and by 49% in hotspots, and EU membership was beckoning. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2011\/oct\/21\/i-lost-bulgarian-property-fund\" target=\"_blank\">I lost \u00a321,000 in a Bulgarian property fund<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Financial journalist Edmund Tirbutt, who has been burned by the Bulgarian property market, on why&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-2uM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":99082,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-stansted-owner-bids-for-3bn-bulgarian-contract\/","url_meta":{"origin":9596,"position":0},"title":"London Stansted owner bids for \u00a33bn Bulgarian contract","date":"October 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...London Stansted owner bids for \u00a33bn Bulgarian contract","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":81019,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-top-seed-dimitrov-hopes-to-shake-bug-and-take-his-opportunity\/","url_meta":{"origin":9596,"position":1},"title":"Dubai top seed Dimitrov hopes to shake bug and take his opportunity","date":"February 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Bulgarian lost to world number one Federer in Rotterdam\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Dubai top seed Dimitrov hopes to shake bug and take his opportunity","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":134961,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/trading-places-in-bath\/","url_meta":{"origin":9596,"position":2},"title":"Trading places in Bath","date":"February 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Originally a biscuit factory, this quietly elegant home\/shop renovation is an ode to British craftsmanshipRenditions of Bach\u2019s Goldberg Variations played on an 18th-century harpsichord float harmoniously out of a shop doorway and across a cobbled street. 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