It can be a challenge, especially if you don't know an area very well, to identify where the best places to buy a property in terms of investment are hiding. Towns, villages or suburbs that may not currently look like the real deal but in a few years time you might actually be glad you invested in the area and got yourself a property deal as prices start to soar.
Every year The Sunday Times strives to identify the next property hot spots in the UK, and the list usually comprises some previously included areas that continue to grow and some new and maybe surprising additions.
The annual look for the best places to invest is all about 'identifying those dreary overlooked suburbs, down-at-heel city centres and middle-of-the -road addresses that have all the right ingredients to be something bigger and better than the sum of their parts, and are set to change'.
