Chancellor John Healey delivered the 2026 Budget today, 28 October. The headline promise was no rise in the main rates of Income Tax, National Insurance or VAT. But that doesn't mean nothing has changed. Landlords face a second increase in tax on rental income in as many years. Business owners selling up will see a key relief halved. On the plus side, sole traders with small side incomes get a bigger tax-free allowance, and business mileage rates finally go up. Here is what t