Most buy-to-let landlords recognise the investment opportunities that are available to them as a result of recent economic turbulence, it has been suggested.

Months of turmoil on world financial markets appears to have done little to dent the confidence of investors in the property market, with research released earlier this month by the Association of Residential Letting Agents revealing that nine out of ten investors had no plans to sell their portfolio in the next 17 years.

Some 40 per cent of them even expect to buy more properties, something that Chris Horne, editor of landlord advice website Property Hawk, said does not surprise him.

"Property is one of those things where there are always opportunities. The standard adage is that landlords make their profits when they buy and not when they sell.

"Potentially you can make money even in a stagnant or slightly falling market, and I suspect a lot of landlords still see those potential opportunities."

Mr Horne added that many landlords see buy-to-let as a long-term investment and as part of their pension.