The research – which was commissioned to mark the launch of the Mortgage Lender’s buy-to-let products – was authored by housing economist Martin Ellis.
The report predicted that interest rates were set to rise by a quarter of a point in the next few months and that house price growth would have slowed to between 2-3% a year by the end of 2018.
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“Our special report on the buy-to-let market looks at the macro- and microeconomic environment for buy-to-let investors and the factors that are likely to influence landlords’ investment choices over the coming years,” said Peter Beaumont, deputy chief executive at the Mortgage Lender (pictured above).
“It also highlights the need for a flexible and competitive buy-to-let mortgage market to facilitate continuing investment in a sector of the housing market that has grown in significance as home ownership has declined and demand for good quality residential property has increased.”
The full report is available to download at the Mortgage Lender's website.
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