Germany

A strong and competitive export industry and a government committed to economic reforms suggests that this sleeping giant is due an awakening from its long slumber.

The corner is being turned in the German economy, which is driving an improvement in consumer confidence, increasing the demand for quality housing which among other factors is driving capital growth.

Just 40% of people own their own property in Germany, but domestic demand, and therefore prices too, are set to rise as the German government starts to liberalise the mortgage market.

Rental yields are amongst the highest in Europe while property prices are among the lowest in Europe.

For example, apartments in Berlin can be bought for a tenth of the price of similar properties in London and are even cheaper than several eastern European capitals, says Jane Slade in the Sunday Express. “Low property prices and historically low interest rates should enable [foreign] investors to enter the market without feeling they are risking much,” she adds.

Over the last 2 years there has been over €28 billion invested in German property by private equity funds

In recent years, Germany has finally begun to get to grips with the 1990 reunification which had such lasting effects on the economy – another indication that the German property market will shortly emerge as one of Europe's strongest markets. With banks in the country offering investor-friendly mortgages, it appears to be a good time to buy in Germany.

"The German property market, and in particular Berlin, is now on the verge of a property boom and investors can step on to the market with the reassurance that they are investing into a highly prosperous and pivotal European country," says the Daily Mail.