Is buy-to-let the key to easy riches?

Rosie Murray-West asked this question in the Telegraph today.

Is the buy-to-let bandwagon on the run again, and if so, should you jump on? Many will be surprised to hear the health of the buy-to-let industry described as anything but sickly.

Housing speculation is something of a sickness in Britain. This idea - that property development should not be the preserve of the rich but should be democratically shared by all - is deeply ingrained in our national psyche.

Have we learnt nothing from the financial crisis? Show me the way to the nearest Paragon office, I need a mortgage now.  I want to be a productive land-lady, not a feckless worker.