With New Regulations Affecting the UK Buy-to-Let Market on the Horizon, in Which Direction Will This Niche Mortgage Market Move?

Business Wire, Nov 24, 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28386) has announced the addition of UK Buy-To-Let Mortgages 2005 to their offering.

The UK buy-to-let mortgage market started slowing down in the second half of 2004 after the initial "boom" years since its inception. However, with new regulations affecting the UK buy-to-let market on the horizon, in which direction will this niche mortgage market move? This brief provides the answers.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the recent performance of the buy-to-let mortgage market and examines the drivers behind this performance. A detailed analysis of the competitive landscape of the buy-to-let mortgage market is provided together with market share for the top ten players in the buy-to-let mortgage market. The report includes three scenario based forecasts for the future of the buy-to-let mortgage market taking into account the latest economic and market data.

Following the general slowdown in the total secured lending mortgage market witnessed in 2004, the progression of the buy-to-let mortgage market in terms of market share from 2003 to 2004 was the lowest observed (0.6 percentage point compared to 1.3 percentage points over the previous period).

While buy-to-let mortgages only make up about seven per cent of its mortgage lending Northern Rock is now sitting sixth in the value of gross advances realized in H2 2004. This is an outstanding performance considering that Northern Rock did not appear in the top ten ranking in H2 2002.

The belief that demand for buy-to-let will increase further in the near future following its introduction into SIPPs has led to Alliance & Leicester taking initiatives in the buy-to-let mortgage market. Indeed, the bank recently announced its intention to launch a buy-to-let product in 2006, which will target professional landlords.

Reasons to Purchase

--Gives you a competitive edge by providing a thorough analysis of the UK buy-to-let mortgage market

--Learn about the size of the top ten buy-to-let mortgage lenders and discover how your competitors are positioning themselves in this market

--Use the five-year scenario-based forecasts to plan your future strategies

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