There is a question at the moment, like some sort of mystical force may be at play; over why the UK buy to let scene is currently thriving beyond belief. It is simple economics:
Hardly anyone is buying a home right now, for reasons to be explained below. And home builders are hardly building, primarily because no one is buying, but also because they (the builders) are still licking their metaphorical wounds from the financial strike they suffered, and remain fearful of the economic outlook that lies ahead.
