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Posted on June 20, 2018
6 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Buying or selling a property – whether for living or as an investment – can be a slow and pricey process. Long bargaining periods, middle agents, and even finding a suitable home in the first place can all mean that from start to end, buying or selling a property can take months.
If you need to move faster to capitalise on an opportunity, you have to know the market – and Compare the Market has produced a guide with that in mind.
Detailing the locations with the fastest moving property hotspots for new buyers and investors alike in the UK, it takes into account the number of days on the market and how many years current owners have lived in their properties, as well as other helpful information such as estate agents in the area and the number of properties available.
Top Slot Hot Spots
Regardless of whether you’re the buyer or the seller, you want to know if that property will move quickly and keep your stress low. Have a look at the best options for getting it done below:
Slow London Living
Despite being the UK’s most populous city and the capital – as well as a popular place to live – it can actually be tough trying to sell a place. Apart from the high costs (London houses sell for an average value of £635,881 compared with a national average of £292,893), London struggles with getting attention from estate agents, with only 41 per 100,000 people, one of the lowest in the UK.
Even more telling is how long properties stay on the market – an average of 89 days, faster only than a handful of cities, including Cardiff and Hull.
Get Moving!
Buying or selling, the data says you need to get going with your property – have a look at the rest of the locations where you’ll find a fast turnaround on the Compare The Market guide here.
Buying or selling a property – whether for living or as an investment – can be a slow and pricey process. Long bargaining periods, middle agents, and even finding a suitable home in the first place can all mean that from start to end, buying or selling a property can take months.
If you need to move faster to capitalise on an opportunity, you have to know the market – and Compare the Market has produced a guide with that in mind.
Detailing the locations with the fastest moving property hotspots for new buyers and investors alike in the UK, it takes into account the number of days on the market and how many years current owners have lived in their properties, as well as other helpful information such as estate agents in the area and the number of properties available.
Top Slot Hot Spots
Regardless of whether you’re the buyer or the seller, you want to know if that property will move quickly and keep your stress low. Have a look at the best options for getting it done below:
Slow London Living
Despite being the UK’s most populous city and the capital – as well as a popular place to live – it can actually be tough trying to sell a place. Apart from the high costs (London houses sell for an average value of £635,881 compared with a national average of £292,893), London struggles with getting attention from estate agents, with only 41 per 100,000 people, one of the lowest in the UK.
Even more telling is how long properties stay on the market – an average of 89 days, faster only than a handful of cities, including Cardiff and Hull.
Get Moving!
Buying or selling, the data says you need to get going with your property – have a look at the rest of the locations where you’ll find a fast turnaround on the Compare The Market guide here.
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