Investment buyers will snap up a higher proportion of homes in 2022 than they did in 2021, the Hamptons agency forecasts.  

So far this year 12.2 per cent of homes were bought by investor, the highest level since 2016 and up marginally from the 11.7 per cent recorded during 2021. However, purchases remain below their 15.5 per cent peak in 2015, the year before the three per cent stamp duty surcharge was introduced.                       

Despite the proportion rising between 2021 and 2022 however, fewer sales overall mean the absolute number of investor purchases will be down by around 30,000 on last year.