With buyers in London still facing ‘excessively high house prices’, many are turning to the regions as Liverpool and Birmingham become the new property hotspots.
According to a property price index from Hometrack, house prices in Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester are now rising more quickly than in the capital, with growth in London 6.4 per cent in January – the lowest level recorded since June 2013.
By comparison, house prices in Birmingham and Liverpool have grown 7.4 per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively.