noun
a compound noun that refers to the practice of purchasing property solely for investment purposes and leaving it unoccupied for extended periods of time
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Investors who engage in buy-to-leave schemes purchase properties with the intention of leaving them empty for potential future gains.
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Some people just buy properties and leave them empty, hoping they'll be worth more in the future - it's called buy-to-leave.
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I heard that guy is into buy-to-leave, he's just sitting on those properties without renting them out.
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In a way, buy-to-leave is like hoarding potential profits by keeping properties vacant instead of putting them to good use.