County Durham has been named as one of the top locations in England for buy-to-let, which could attract additional investors from outside the region.
Nine of the top ten worst places for property investment all fall within London, with the other being St Albans in neighbouring Hertfordshire.
Landlords investing in the capital are already facing low rental yields and are at greater risk of suffering a fall in property values – with average house prices dropping £16,000 or 2.3 percent last month.
