30/10/2026
On 28th October, the government announced its Autumn Budget, with changes that could affect homeowners, first-time buyers, families and household finances.
Whether you're looking to buy, move home, remortgage or simply keep on top of your finances, you might be wondering what it all means for you.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬:
🏡𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬
• First-time buyer support: The new Your First Home scheme is expected to open for applications in February 2027, helping eligible buyers purchase new-build homes in England with a minimum 2.5% deposit and a 20% government equity loan, interest-free for five years.
• ISA changes: A new First Time Buyer ISA is planned from April 2029. Meanwhile, the Lifetime ISA withdrawal charge for qualifying purchases above £450,000 reduces from 25% to 20% from 29 October 2026.
• Property taxes: Stamp Duty remains unchanged, but income tax rates on property income will rise by 2 percentage points from April 2027 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
💰𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 & 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Cash ISAs: The annual £20,000 allowance will remain unchanged.
• State Pension: A new Pension Tax Allowance is planned from April 2027 for eligible pensioners with income at or below the full new State Pension.
⚡𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬
• Energy Support: Electricity VAT relief is extended until July 2027, with a £100 payment planned from January 2027 for households in Council Tax bands A–D in England. Check your Council Tax band here.
• Gas bills: Plans to abolish daily gas standing charges by the end of 2027 could change how households pay for their energy.
• Fuel duty: The temporary 5p fuel duty cut and freeze will continue until 1 July 2027.
👨👩👧👦𝐏𝐚𝐲 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
• Minimum wage: From April 2027 , The National Living Wage will rise by 3.9% to £13.21 per hour for those aged 21 and over and £ 11.27 for those aged 18 – 20.
• Parental support: Paid parental support will extend to eligible self-employed fathers, partners and adopters from April 2029.
🧑💼𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝
• Side hustles: From 6 April 2027, the tax-free trading allowance is set to increase from £1,000 to £3,000 a year, allowing eligible individuals to earn more from side hustles or small-scale trading without paying income tax on those earnings.
• Business rates: From April 2027, the threshold for 100% Small Business Rate Relief will increase to £18,000 rateable value for qualifying retail, hospitality and leisure properties in England, alongside a two-year real-terms rates freeze.
• Mileage allowances: The tax-free rate for the first 10,000 qualifying business miles remains at 55p per mile, while the rate above 10,000 miles increases to 35p from April 2027.
🏡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞?
Although the Budget doesn't directly set mortgage rates, changes to the wider economy can influence the mortgage market.
If your mortgage deal is coming to an end in the next 6 months, you're thinking about moving or you'd like to review your mortgage or insurance arrangements, we're here to help.
👉📞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟕𝟑𝟖𝟒 𝟕𝟔𝟔𝟎𝟐𝟗 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧@𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜.𝐜𝐨.𝐮𝐤
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