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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-30 · by Ed Magnus

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Landlords are criticizing a recent Budget proposal that includes a 2 percent increase in income tax for rental income starting April next year. The hike will raise the basic rate from 20% to 24%, impacting landlords' finances and leading some, like Harry Johnston who owns 40 flats in Manchester, to plan rent increases or property sales. Mark Imray, another landlord, warns this is "another nail in the coffin" for buy-to-let investors due to accumulating taxes and regulations.
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On October 25, 2026, British Chancellor John Healey announced plans for a new budget aimed at boosting local growth and reducing welfare costs under Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government. The budget includes £285 million in immediate funding to support "good growth" in England until a new system takes effect in 2028, allowing some income tax revenue to be directly managed by local areas. Healey also pledged over £1 billion for social and affordable housing across the country, surpassing the £40 billion mark for the government's 10-year homes programme.

Despite these initiatives, criticism emerged as Healey faced challenges in clarifying his plans for reducing welfare spending and addressing high inflation. On November 1, 2026, concerns were raised that over 830,000 low-income households would miss out on the £100 council tax reduction scheme designed to alleviate energy costs, benefiting only those in bands A to D.

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Ed Magnus
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 They say they will be forced to raise rents and sell homes after Chancellor John Healey hit them with a 2 per cent income tax rise.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Landlords warn Budget tax rise will force them to raise rents
🔮 While London home sellers are pricing their homes higher this month, Rightmove's indicators suggest some may be too optimistic.
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · London property asking prices see surprise autumn spike... as sellers in the north cut theirs
🔮 The deal comes with a £999 fee, and on a £200,000 mortgage being repaid over 25 years would cost £1,168 a month.
2026-10-15 · assertive framing · HSBC cuts mortgage rates following weeks of rises: Are there cheaper deals to come?
🔮 The average asking price of newly listed properties for sale rose by 0.7 per cent, or £2,441 this month to £367,440, the first increase to property asking prices since May.
2026-09-21 · assertive framing · Homes for sale at a 12-year high, as househunters fall: Where sellers are struggling most
Also by Ed Magnus
London property asking prices see surprise autumn spike... as sellers in the north cut theirs
2026-10-18 · Daily Mail
HSBC cuts mortgage rates following weeks of rises: Are there cheaper deals to come?
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Homes for sale at a 12-year high, as househunters fall: Where sellers are struggling most
2026-09-21 · Daily Mail
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Budget Manchester the Renters' Rights Act

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John Healey PERSON · 2× Budget ORG · 1× Harry Johnston PERSON · 1× Healey PERSON · 1× Imray PERSON · 1× Manchester GPE · 1× Mark Imray PERSON · 1× Rachel Reeves PERSON · 1×

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Landlords say they will be forced to raise rents and sell homes after Chancellor John Healey hit them with a 2 per cent income tax rise Mark Imray lets a small number of houses and flats in the East Midlands and East of England.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 They say they will be forced to raise rents and sell homes after Chancellor John Healey hit them with a 2 per cent income tax rise.
2026-10-30 · Daily Mail
Landlords warn Budget tax rise will force them to raise rents · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Landlords have criticised a steep tax hike in the Budget, saying the Government is 'killing' buy-to-let. asserted
Government → criticise → Budget
They say they will be forced to raise rents and sell homes after Chancellor John Healey hit them with a 2 per cent income tax rise. asserted
Healey → say → rise
It comes on top of a 2 per cent increase imposed by ex-chancellor Rachel Reeves last year. asserted
It → come → Reeves
It means landlords who are basic rate taxpayers will pay 24 per cent income tax on rent from April next year, up from 20 per cent today. asserted
who → mean → cent
Higher rate taxpayers will be taxed at 44 per cent, up from 40 per cent. asserted
taxpayers → tax → cent
And additional rate taxpayers will be taxed at 49 per cent, up from 45 per cent. asserted
taxpayers → tax → cent
Harry Johnston, a buy-to-let landlord who owns 40 flats in Manchester, said he will increase rents and claimed the Government was 'killing the rental sector'. asserted
Government → buy → sector
He said: 'Landlords are always in the firing line. asserted
Landlords → say → line
We appear to have become the cash cow – but it is just going to result in higher rents.' asserted
it → appear → rents
A landlord who is a basic rate taxpayer and gets £12,000 of income from rent each year after expenses currently pays £2,400 in income tax. asserted
who → get → tax
From April 2027, this will rise to £2,880. asserted
this → rise → 2,880
For a higher rate taxpayer, it will rise from £4,800 to £5,280. asserted
it → rise → 5,280
Landlords say they will be forced to raise rents and sell homes after Chancellor John Healey hit them with a 2 per cent income tax rise Mark Imray lets a small number of houses and flats in the East Midlands and East of England. asserted
Imray → say → England
He said Mr Healey's tax raid was 'another nail in the coffin' for buy-to-let. asserted
raid → say → coffin
He plans to sell at least half of his properties in the coming years. asserted
He → plan → years
Landlords have been heaped with taxes and regulations recently, including a 5 per cent stamp duty surcharge when buying properties and the Renters' Rights Act, which makes it harder to evict tenants and restricts rent rises. asserted
it → heap → rises
Mr Imray said: 'The Government is discriminating against smaller landlords, many of whom are just hard-working people who have bought two or three properties to support them in retirement.' asserted
who → say → retirement
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