Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Slashing of BTL tax relief... sounds good in > theory for buyers who feel squeezed out by > investors. > > But at the same time, quite a few tenants might > see themselves booted out so the landlords can > sell - or even find their rents shooting up when > the landlord realises that their tax bill is > actually higher than their profit. But it's not a slash it's over 4 years - it will change behaviour at the margin and over time and should ease pressure on FTBs as well as remove a tax break that overrtly favoured the relatively wealthier and especially those who are higher rate tax payers (I think a fair few retired BTL probably arent). It's sensible.