Lending in the buy-to-let market increased by 5% in the second quarter, new figures reveal.The data published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows there were 33,200 buy-to-let loans in the three months to June, up from 32,300 in the first quarter.The figures are also up by 14% year-on-year: there were only 29,100 loans in the second quarter of 2011.Growth in buy-to-let lending was evenly split between loans for house purchase and remortgaging, with both showing a 3% increase by volume o...
