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Landlords: Income Tax

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103439

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HMT Budget 2025: Policy Costings, November 2025, page 44, what is the estimated effect on (a) rental prices and (b) house prices.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The independent Office for Budget Responsibility does not expect that the reform to property income tax will have a significant impact on rental prices or house prices.

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