Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the combined cost of new regulatory measures under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in addition to proposed tax increases for the average landlord. [I]

My department has made no single assessment covering the combined cost of the measures in the Renters’ Rights Act and proposed tax increases.

The Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Act can be found here (and attached).

At Budget 2025, the Government announced a 2ppt increase to the rate of property income to be introduced from April 2027. This is to help narrow the gap between taxes paid on work and paid on income from assets. An assessment of this policy was published in a Tax Information and Impact Note which can be found on gov.uk here (and attached).