Buy-to-let is now the third most sought after area of advice on unbiased.co.uk’s ‘find a mortgage adviser’ search.

The professional advice website’ said that consumer enquiries for buy-to-let whole of market mortgage advice grew from 17% in September to 25% in October.

First time buyer advice remained the number one advice driver on unbiased.co.uk’s ‘find a mortgage adviser’ service, however searches fell slightly from 39% in September to 35% in October.

Personal retirement planning ranked top of all ‘find an IFA’ searches in October, driving 37% of enquiries and remaining the most sought after area of advice. The report also found that demand for investment and savings advice remained high, accounting for 25% of searches.

Karen Barrett, chief executive of unbiased.co.uk, said: “Our latest figures reveal that enquiries for buy-to-let advice have seen a significant rise from September to October