Buy-to-let landlords have been been hit by rapidly rising interest rates, higher costs and a less friendly tax regime in recent years.
Many have seen their costs spiral, meaning that landlords will be watching the current falls in mortgage rates with just as much interest as homeowners and first-time buyers.
Since the start of the year, a mortgage price war has opened up between lenders and more than 40 lenders have cut their rates.
While the residential rates aimed at