As of January 1, 2021, the transfer tax for investors is 8%

20-1-2021 — 

You pay transfer tax if you buy or acquire by donation an existing home, a holiday home, a shop or a business premises. For example, if you buy a home or business premises from 1 January 2021 to rent out, you will pay 8% transfer tax. Previously, this was 2% for homes and 6% for other real estate objects such as business premises.

With this, the government tries to make the purchase of a.o. homes for renting out more unattractive. The starters should benefit from this because they no longer pay any transfer tax.