London

The rise of the North has not been to the exclusion of the South. Rather, buy-to-let investment in the South has continued, but has shifted away from increasingly unaﬀordable prime central London and out to well positioned commuter towns.

Improved transport links have played an important role in this, making it easier and faster to commute to work in London from urban centres such as Slough, Bracknell, Reading, Luton, Milton Keynes and Croydon. Lively destinations in their own right, each of these locations oﬀers swift access to London but combined with more outside space.

London is a global hub with a solid property market and is considered a financial centre. Local and global investors enjoy high capital growth and rental prices, with a top-ranking real estate industry and safe capital growth. It is the centre of much international trade and finance. Since Brexit it has reinvented itself.

Communication links are strong with the London underground, national rail networks to all major UK cities, a rail link via the channel tunnel to the EU, and six airports in the vicinity.

The city also boasts a huge range of cultural attractions, food culture and an impressive sporting calendar.

In London, property prices have risen faster than any other region in the UK over the past ten years. This has led to a wide range of off-plan investment opportunities.