Eurostar to bring investors to France

Eurostar's new high-speed rail link to France could boost property investment in the country, according to experts.

NuBricks.com said the new service between London's St Pancras station to Paris has led to a "substantial" increase in passenger numbers and revenues.

As well as allowing Eurostar to compete more effectively with airlines, the rail link has also opened up markets such as Lille due to the reduction in journey times.

The website stated that people from all over the UK are now choosing to take advantage of the improved connectivity, which it believes could lead to a surge of interest in France from property investors.

NuBricks.com said: "As some areas of the European property market show signs of running out of steam, expect to see renewed interest in new destinations opened up as a result of Eurostar."

This comes soon after Virgin Trains revealed that "more and more" people are choosing to use the railway as a means of getting to destinations they might previously have gone to by car or plane.