Dr. Michael Byrne:

I think my colleagues from the CSO might be in a better position to comment. Currently, what are recorded are data on whether it is a household and whether the purchaser intends to occupy the property. There is a category of household non-occupier and this is the one that covers landlords or people purchasing a house for the purpose of becoming a landlord. It also includes other categories, such as people purchasing a holiday home or those purchasing a home for a relative or for some other reason. I suspect the category primarily includes landlords and holiday home owners – a mix of the two. However, it would be really valuable to clarify the proportion of landlords.