For many homeowners they have become reluctant landlords after being unable to sell their property.
As potential first time buyers struggle to achieve the mortgage deposit for their own home and turn to renting, could this be kick starting the renting market creating pressure on would be renters and hence increasing prices.
Many estate agents are noticing that their rentals are by far the busiest departments as sales dry up. However it would seem that the buy to let investors are competing with would be first time buyers for the very same properties.
So with pressure on the rental market which is raising rents as prices fall, yields go up leading more and more investors back into the market.
