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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

‘I’m a landlord - renters will pay the price for Labour’s war on landlords’

A letting agency director has accused Rachel Reeves of waging a war on landlords - and warned that tenants will face higher rent as a result of her attacks.

During Wednesday’s Autumn Budget speech, the chancellor announced a two percentage point rise in tax rates on rental income for landlords as part of her overall package set to raise £26bn in tax hikes.

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