Buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios at an accelerating pace over the remainder of 2015.
Two-thirds plan to invest in the next six months, a sharp increase on six months ago when the figure stood at 55%.
Landlords have plenty of capital to invest, with just 12% having overall borrowing above 75% LTV.
Fixed-rate loans are less popular as 26% now opt for variable rate deals, according to the latest property investor survey from specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker Mortgages for Business.
As of April, 65% of UK landlords said they planned to buy at least one further property in the next six months. And just 8% of landlords currently plan to sell any property.
David Whittaker, managing director at Mortgages for Business, said: "Landlords are better capitalised and now more confident about reinvesting.
"A strong rental market is being driven by tenants moving to make the most of job opportunities, and now gradually starting to earn more too.
"That new surge of demand is putting more upwards pressure on rents, and landlords are only just beginning to supply more homes to let in response.
"On top of this, after the surprise stability of a majority government, landlords will almost certainly see a short-term boost of house price growth, while the threat of damaging regulation has been lifted for at least the next five years."
Yet just 30% of landlords say mortgage lenders are doing enough to support property investors, even lower than the 36% figure for last November.
And 20% said mortgage lenders should be lending more to landlords, while despite record-low mortgage rates a further 20% feel lenders should reduce rates further.
However, by far the most common demand for lenders from landlords is to ease lending criteria.
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