Landlords reject idea higher taxes benefit first

Rents have risen by more than a third since 2022

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has rejected analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) that suggests tax hikes on the private rented sector have benefited first time-buyers.

A report from the JRF has found that reforms introduced by governments from 2016 were “effective in addressing tax imbalances that benefitted landlords over and above ordinary homebuyers”.

According to the JRF, higher taxes stalled growth in the private rented sector, ultimately leading to 1.1m more households in the UK owning their own homes than there would have been if the private rented sector had increased at the same rate as prior to 2016.

But Ben Beadle, chief executive of the NRLA, said that “the idea that higher taxes are