When it come to where you live, a fast house sale may be more likely to be on the cards depending on your locale. Although London has its own property micro-climate thanks to the foreign investment and money and greater percentage of high income earners, there are parts of the UK where a fast house sale is more likely due to economic downturns. The property boom has happened but only in London – if you live in Manchester or the north east, prices have been slow all year.