Buy-to-let market 'still vibrant' Published: 01/10/2008

Reports of the death of the buy-to-let property market have been vastly exaggerated, according to the National Landlords Association.

Commentators have been quick to suggest that the nationalisation of the mortgage business of Bradford & Bingley will inevitably lead to the end of the lucrative buy-to-let market.

But research by the National Landlords Association reveals that less than 30 per cent of landlords actually use buy-to-let mortgages to finance their property, leaving many private landlords unaffected by the nationalisation.

They also suggest that the expansion and of the EU will mean immigrants will continue to move to the UK, pushing up demand for rental property.

Additionally, around 2.5 million students are now in university education, meaning many are looking to rent property.

Commenting, Simon Gordon, head of communications at the National Landlords Association, said: "It is simply not true that the nation's landlords are now facing some sort of crisis.

"For the cautious and mature investor who has bought the right property in the right location, they will be seeing an increase in rents and can expect demand to keep climbing. This kind of market is not for the feint-hearted and the landlords who may be struggling may well be the more recent entrants with more highly geared portfolios."

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