When it comes to UK real estate, the idea of diversifying your investments overseas can be intimidating for the average property investor. Yet in most other financial portfolios, investors accept that offshore investments tend to reduce risk profiles and it is the same concept with real estate.

For example, property in South Africa used to be very cheap in comparison with many overseas markets but today that is no longer true. This has led many South African real estate investors to look abroad for the first time for cheaper options. As the local market slows, local property owners want to tap the equity in their homes to use in faster growing markets. Overseas property can be a buffer against domestic political and economic risks and currency devaluation. Markets like Brazil are booming and this is where the best opportunities are to be found.