Real Estate
Comparison of Average price PSF South Coast Vs West Coast
- Property Consultancy Services Inc.: www.altmanbarbados.com/propertyconsultancy
- Barbados Estate Agents and Valuers Association (BEAVA): www.beavainc.com : A website developed to facilitate communication between members of BEAVA and the public. It will also highlight real estate issues and matters of interest to the industry as they arise.
- Town & Country Development Planning Office: www.townplanning.gov.bb : A source of compliance information for developers, owners, and builders. This website provides information about the various stages in property development that relates to the Town & Country Development Planning office.
In This Section
Facts & Figures: The Importance of the Villa Sector to Barbados
Barbados began developing a reputation as a luxury holiday destination with the inception of the Sandy Lane Estate in the 1960′s. This continued with the expansion in luxury residential development in the mid 1990′s. Recent research from HomeAway.co.uk survey and …
Investing in Property in Barbados: The Value Proposition
If there is a single defining paradigm shift borne out of the 2008 recession it is that investors today go through a much more rigorous process than they did in the middle of the decade. In the boom years investors …
Supply and Demand: Understanding the Economics of the Barbados Real Estate Market
Anyone who meets Richard Eames, Managing Director of Island Villas Ltd, is immediately struck by his passion for the real estate industry in Barbados. “On the global market, Barbados represents a unique investment opportunity that appeals to a diverse group,” …
Four Seasons Barbados: An Over-ambitious Government Investment?
Four Season Barbados The financial future of the Four Seasons premium hotel project, situated on the site of the old Paradise Beach Hotel, is hanging over the short-term economic policy development of Barbados like a dark cloud. In reality, it …
New Developments In Barbados Real Estate June 2011
The last twelve months have proven quite challenging for the Barbados real estate market. These challenges have been both localized and internationally driven, and have pervaded the local residential market, the international second home market and the commercial market. The …
Condominiums: To Buy Or Not To Buy
To buy or not to buy? That is the question. In these economic times, however, that is not the only question. What to buy, when and how have become more pertinent considerations. Real property takes a few different forms, and …
Caribbean Resorts – Opportunity Knocks?
All of us in the Caribbean are acutely aware of the effects that the global economic downturn has had on resort investment in the region – but is now the right time for investors to get back in the water? …
Four Seasons Barbados: Financing Hotels Through The Financial Crisis
I was invited by the Business Barbados team to lift my head up from the trenches for a bit and provide an update as to where we are with the Four Seasons Barbados project that was more considered and nuanced …
Barbados Offers Attractive Development Opportunities
Developers define themselves within specific areas covering a wide range of opportunities, whether they are low or middle income housing, or at the upper end of the market – mostly related to foreign second home ownership. Some developers also specialize …
A Sophisticated Sort Of Paradise
“Tony Blair goes house hunting in Barbados” “Simon Cowell buys GBP 15m villa at Four seasons” “Wayne Rooney buys a holiday home in Barbados” Barbados’ luxury homes have regularly filled column inches in the world press since the Concorde was …
The A-Class Office Market
In a sun, sea and sand destination, the commercial office market usually does not get a lot of airtime. Visitors to the island might be surprised to know that tourism ranks a distant fourth in overall average contribution to GDP, …
Green Shoots Are Being Baked In The Sun
About 12 months ago some financial pundits started to talk about “green shoots” in the market. We all understand the concept of renewal so it seemed quite an apt phrase when we started to see pockets of activity that gave …
Find Professional Services firms in our business directory.
Is your business listed?Register your business and benefit from greater exposure through one or more of our highly targeted industry categories. Get listed!
Terry Hanton - Managing Director, Property Consultancy Services Inc.
Terry Hanton is a Chartered Accountant who specialises in consultancy services to the real estate and hospitality sectors. He is also a member and accredited valuer of the Barbados Estate Agents & Valuers Association (BEAVA), and previously held the position of Vice-President of this Organisation. Terry has over 10 years of experience in conducting valuations for residential and commercial properties. From 1984 to 1996, he was the Finance Director of St. James Beach Hotels Plc., a Barbados based hotel group which was listed on the London and Barbados exchanges. In addition to his role at Property Consultancy Services Inc., he is the Director of Sales of Altman Real Estate, which has allowed him to maintain an intimate knowledge of the real estate market. From 1998 to 2008 he was Project Director of the Sugar Hill Development which is a resort community located in Barbados, owned by David Lloyd and a syndicate of investors. The project is a tennis community consisting of 100 homes on 52 acres. The investors are nonexecutive, and Mr. Hanton was responsible for executing the project in its entirety. He is also a past Director of Needhams Point Holdings Ltd. as well as of several property development companies. He has conducted feasibility studies, market research projects and business valuations and has also provided project management, and property investment advice and financial and accounting services to a broad range of clients.
Facebook
Linkedin
Twitter