Property prices increase in county

More people are buying property to let out to tenants

The price of property in Northamptonshire is catching up with the rest of the region because more are buying to let.

The Nationwide Building Society says buy-to-let borrowing has doubled in 18 months.

Prices are rising fast in Corby, where only three years ago the market was crippled by negative equity.

Northampton and Kettering are also benefiting from the shortage of affordable homes in the surrounding areas.

Many people now can not afford to rent or buy property in nearby Cambridge or Huntingdon.