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The average time it takes to sell a property in the UK has fallen to 58 days, that's 11 days less than one year ago.

Properties in Liverpool and Southend-on-Sea properties spend the least amount of time on the market, while Hull and Leicester are the slowest performers, according to the City Rate of Sale report from Post Office Mortgages.

The report also showed that the North-South property market divide is showing signs of dissolving as the Northern property markets heat up.

The average time a property spends on the market in the North West, for example, has fallen from 90 days to 62 days over the last 12 months. This indicates that demand for homes in this region is firming.

Liverpool is recovering particularly well, with the average property selling in just 18 days. That is down a whopping 63% from last year and a whole two weeks less than London.

Sheffield and Manchester are also showing signs of improvement, despite slow price growth.

Some towns, notably Plymouth, Brighton, Bristol and Derby, have seen a fall in average sale times even though house prices aren't growing, which points to improving conditions in these areas.

London remains the best performing property market, but its performance overshadows a strong recovery occurring in many other areas, particularly cities outside the South East of England.

Property owners in Birmingham are benefiting from improved market conditions. Over the last year they have experienced on average a 16% fall in the time it takes to sell their home and a 2.6% rise in price.

However a number of cities have yet to show signs of a rebound in their housing markets. Swansea and Leicester have both negative price growth and lengthening sale times.

The outlook for Hull is particularly gloomy. Over the last year homeowners in the city have experienced a 2% decrease in property prices and a staggering 240% rise in sale times.

It now takes homeowners in Hull a full 80 days more to sell a property than homeowners in London, nearly a quarter of a year, the Post Office said.

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