Written questions

Private Rented Housing

Commons · Question 77770 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a property tax on landlords on the availability of rental properties in the private sector.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Oct 2025

The Government does not comment on speculation about tax changes. All tax policy is kept under review and tax decisions will be made at the Budget, in the usual way. The Government recognises that the private rented sector plays an important role in the U...