The fact that buy-to-let lending is now running at barely half last year’s levels could be a sign that policymakers have succeeded in choking-off demand. But we think the fact that BTL lending grew in July, despite it falling elsewhere, is a sign that investor interest has not been dramatically curtailed.
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