The Scottish Association of Landlords says renters face an average £40-a-month hike if ministers pass on the Chancellor’s 4% rental income surcharge, with 710,094 Scots affected unless the Scottish Budget rules it out.
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Knight Frank analysis shows a £541 million net loss in stamp duty from £5 million-plus sales in the 18 months after the October 2024 Budget as transactions fell 14 percent, with a Budget decision due on 28 October.
The NRLA has urged Chancellor John Healey to use the 28 October Budget to overhaul rental tax, unfreeze housing benefit and fund EPC upgrades, as figures show 10 renters chase every home and the Local Housing Allowance shortfall has hit a record 23.3 percent.
SpareRoom has called on the Chancellor to lift the £7,500 Rent a Room threshold in this week’s Budget as lodger rooms fell 1.4 percent to 29 percent of flatshare supply.
Spencer West partner Lisa Wilson has urged the Chancellor to cut stamp duty on additional properties in the 28 October Budget to clear a backlog of unsold ex-rental homes left empty after the pre-deadline Section 21 sell-off.
Chancellor John Healey will leave Capital Gains Tax rates unchanged in the 28 October Budget, sparing higher-rate landlords an extra £11,911 and additional-rate landlords an extra £15,633 on a typical £74,442 ten-year gain calculated by The Letting Partnership.
LegalforLandlords finds only 28 percent of landlords confident letting stays viable for five years, with 40 percent set to raise rents on Budget tax rises ahead of 28 October.
NRLA analysis of HMRC figures shows more than 275,000 landlords and sole traders who should be in Making Tax Digital have yet to sign up, with the second quarterly update deadline due on 7 November.
Yopa finds keeping the £2 million mansion tax threshold spares 10,244 English homes from the surcharge, with 9.4 percent of London listings caught at £1.5 million against 5.8 percent now.
August’s Landlord Survey 2026 finds only 48 percent of landlords earning £50,000 or more believe they are in Making Tax Digital, although the duty began in April 2026.
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes passed to children or grandchildren if elected. The proposal does not change current law or confirm treatment of buy-to-let property.
HMRC says around 1.077 million more sole traders and landlords must use MTD from 6 April 2027 if qualifying gross income exceeds £30,000.
Resolution Foundation has proposed replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty in England with a 0.7 percent annual tax on property value paid by occupiers.
The NRLA has warned that reported Capital Gains Tax rates of up to 46 percent could deter landlord sales ahead of the 28 October Budget, although no change is confirmed.
Menzies LLP says a reported £265m Chelsea sale highlights how the SDLT six-dwelling rule can change tax treatment for portfolio purchases.
Hamptons finds 41,483 buy-to-let companies were formed in the first eight months of 2026, down 8 percent year on year.
