# Landlords warn Budget tax rise will force them to raise rents

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/landlords-warn-budget-tax-rise-will-force-them-to-raise-rents/
- Published: 2026-10-29T23:43:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T00:03:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251005/Landlords-warn-Budget-tax-rise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Landlords warn higher tax could raise rents.
- Tax rates on rent rise by two percentage points.
- Some landlords say they plan to sell properties.

## Summary

Landlords say a 2 percentage point rise in income tax on rental income announced in the Budget will push them to increase rents or sell properties. They argue that the change, on top of recent taxes and regulation, will make buy-to-let less viable and could reduce rental housing.

From April next year, the article says basic rate taxpayers will pay 24 per cent on rental income, higher rate taxpayers 44 per cent and additional rate taxpayers 49 per cent. For a landlord with £12,000 annual rental income after expenses, the stated tax bill rises from £2,400 to £2,880 at the basic rate, and from £4,800 to £5,280 at the higher rate. One Manchester landlord with 40 flats says he plans to raise rents; an East Midlands and East of England landlord plans to sell at least half his properties over the coming years.

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