Latest buy-to-let fast facts

Here are the latest quarterly figures from Mortgage for Business, abridged and in headline form :-

• 422 buy-to-let mortgage products on the market
• 25 lenders in the sector
• Average yields 6.1% per annum
• Average loan to value for semi-commercial property 62%.

All in all buy-to-let, subject to the risks associated with capital values and in getting the wrong tenants in place, remains one of the most robust investments in the low interest rate environment which is likely to enure for the forseeable future.