By Tony Booth

Proposing Brighton and Hove as a UK property hotspot might seem a little like I am trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, since most investors will already be aware of the fact.

But while many may think the region has long since peaked and is now unaffordable for buy-to-let, I think it still has lots of potential for those seeking a low-risk capital appreciation investment with the promise of good low-void letting income.

Some recent statistic reports have placed Brighton at the very top of the buy-to-let market, even above London, but unfortunately that has gone hand-in-hand with the city's residential properties being on average amongst the most expensive per square foot in the UK.

Prices still growing