Draft Syllabus

“Property Ladder” A Course on Property Investment

Tuesday 26th September – Tuesday 14th November 2006

Timetable and Course Syllabus

Week 1 -Tuesday 26th September

  • Top 10 Tips for Investing Overseas
  • Henry Davis, International Property.
  • Valuation and Development Analysis
  • David FitzGerald, Managing Director, FitzGerald Auctioneers.

Week 2 -Tuesday 3rd October

  • The Tax Implications of Buying Property at Home and Abroad
  • Sonia McEntee, Astons Wealth Management Ltd.
  • Using your SSIA Deposits to Fund Overseas Properties Purchases
  • Noreen Hynes, Aquarius Properties Abroad.

Week 3 - Tuesday 10th October

  • Investment Opportunities in Capetown, South Africa, the Venue for the next World Cup 2010
  • Seamus Keating – SK Investments.
  • Overview of the Irish Property Market
  • Getting your Foot on the Property Ladder - Mortgages to Market Trends
  • Financing your Investment Property
  • Patrick FitzGerald-Private Property Investor

Week 4 - Tuesday 17th October

  • International Property Investment Strategies
  • UK and USA Residential Investment Market Opportunities for the Irish Investor
  • Denis Cody, Director, Buyside Property.
  • Buying Property in Dubai
  • Catherine Kehoe, Business Development Manager, Larionovo.

Week 5 - Tuesday 24th October

  • Syndication: German Property Investment Opportunities
  • DerryCrowley - Crowley McCarthy, Crowley & McCarthy.
  • Shanghai, The City of the 21st Century
  • Mark Carroll, Shanghai Vision Asset Management.

Week 6 -Tuesday 31st October

  • Investing in France - The Tax and Legal Health Check
  • John Crawley, Oui Can Do.
  • An Introduction to Daft.ie - using Ireland’s Biggest Property Website to Invest in Property and then Manage the Investment
  • Eamonn Fallon, Daft.ie

Week 7 - Tuesday 7th November

  • Rental Property in Ireland, a Landlord’s Perspective
  • Buying Property in the UK- with Market Specifics on Newcastle
  • Maureen Moran.

Week 8 - Tuesday 14th November

  • Budapest, an Investment for the Future
  • Property Opportunities in the Ukraine and Kiev
  • Ciaran Farrell, Young’s Estate Agents.
  • Property Versus Equities as the best Investment Vehicle.
  • Open Forum/Discussion.

Please note some of the lecturers listed on this course may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Further information:

Mary FitzGerald, Course Director

Tel: 01-4321 560 - Mary FitzGerald, Public Relations

Mobile: 086-2520181, e-mail:

Web site:

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