Buy-to-let hotspots revealed

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Reading and Brighton are the country's fastest-growing hotspots for buy-to-let investors while Southampton continues to offer landlords the best potential returns, according to a report.

The research by HSBC also suggests that as well as looking at commuter belt areas and seaside locations, landlords searching for decent potential returns might want to turn their attentions towards the North, with Manchester, Nottingham, Blackpool and Hull also named as top investment hotspots.