Letting agents could see the number of buy-to-let properties on their books soar, as more first-timers take the plunge to become a landlord.
The current strength in the lettings market - offset by a fluctuating sales sector - has never made the buy-to-let route so attractive for potential investors. As a result, more Brits are looking to take the first steps into becoming a landlord.
The road is not always an easy one, however, and experts have urged those making their first tentative steps to do so with caution and try to learn as much as they can as quickly as possible.
Founder and chief of landlordZONE.co.uk, Tom Entwistle, explained how becoming a landlord is a "steep learning curve", although once mastered, will open them up to a "growth industry in the UK [that's] likely to be so for many years to come."
Entwistle's comments were echoed by chief executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals Peter Bolton King, who told rman.co.uk that despite reports of a slowing of interest, the lettings market is still strong - with demand far outstripping supply.
"Generally our members report in a lot of areas that there is a real shortage of property - and a desperate shortage of property in some cases," he suggested.