The buy-to-let market in Brighton remains strong due to its large student population.

According to estate agency Brighton & Hove Family Housing, landlords benefit from a constant stream of potential tenants as a result of the number of students.

Brighton is home to two universities, as well as other colleges, and this means that buy-to-let property investors have a large pool of tenants to dip into.

"Brighton has a strong buy-to-let market because there are two universities here and numerous other colleges and language schools and this helps the rental market," said Charlie Snell, director of Brighton & Hove Family Housing.

"Also, people who want to move here usually rent first, just to test the water, so the rental market is extremely strong."

Mr Snell went on to add that most investors in Brighton are confident about the state of the market.

"We have just done a survey of some of our customers just to see what people think will happen to property prices in Brighton and Hove… Seventy per cent of people think that property prices will stay the same or rise," he added.