Released on: May 5, 2008, 7:03 am

Press Release Author: Jim watson

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Those looking at property investment in the UK may have heard
all too often that the market is a dead duck, that the time to invest has passed and
it is better to lie low until the good times come around again.

Press Release Body: Those looking at property investment in the UK may have heard
all too often that the market is a dead duck, that the time to invest has passed and
it is better to lie low until the good times come around again.

Yet such a sentiment appears to have been rejected by a great many investors with a
long-term focus. The most recent Association of Residential Lettings Agents survey
found 46 per cent of investors looking to add to their portfolios.

So where might such investors look? A number of locations have been suggested, with
the Independent beginning this year with a series of recommendations from areas of
London and the home counties which were seeing new transport and Olympian
developments to Liverpool, which is enjoying higher than normal exposure due to its
European Capital of Culture status.

Paul Collins, property editor of BuyAssociation, said that it is \"very difficult to
pinpoint specific areas at the moment\", particularly in London.

\"There\'s potential in London property- I\'m told prices are still going up in some
areas so there is potential you just have to choose very, very carefully,\" he
stated.

But rather than just looking at the capital, he suggested, there were some
alternatives to explore - such as the university towns, commenting: \"Buying near the
university cities would be quite a good investment at the moment because of the
amount of students and it\'s not so governed by the economic situation.\"

To this Mr Collins added that the appeal of Oxford and Cambridge went beyond the
student sector: \"Although they are still university towns they are attracting quite
a lot of young workers.\"

All of these make up some possibilities in a market where discernment may indeed be
needed in good quantities. One example of such a town where canny research and
examination of the market may be critical is Ipswich property. On the one hand, the
Suffolk town has suddenly had an influx of students with the opening of University
Campus Suffolk, a collaboration between the universities of East Anglia and Essex,
which has brought university education to Ipswich for the first time.

But if the student sector remains an interesting new market, the apartment sector
appears to be far less healthy, with overbuilding being as much of a problem in
Ipswich as in Birmingham, which has nearly ten times the population. This was
highlighted earlier this month when local MP Chris Mole told the Suffolk Evening
Star the downturn in the property market was heavily concentrated on that one
sector.

He said: \"We think that the development of flats was necessary to kick start some of
the regeneration of the Waterfront but probably for 2008 we have got as many as we
need if not too many.\"

Clearly any good research carried out on Ipswich will show that the apartment sector
should be avoided for now, unless, perhaps, a property is available at a knock-down
price that means it cannot fail to rise significantly in the longer term. But good
planning is crucial, Mr Collins concluded, saying: \"If you are thinking about buying
in an area that has an abundance of two bedroom apartments, then if you go out and
buy a two bedroom apartment, you are not necessarily going to be able to rent it out
because a lot of people are going to be doing it.\" As ever, research is all about
finding where the high demand is.

In today\'s world Property investment is an excellent investment option especially
investment in UK

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