Autumn Budget 2026 Timeline: The Key Dates to Watch

The Autumn Budget 2026 will be delivered on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, by Chancellor John Healey. It is the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership, and with the Prime Minister and Chancellor both only three months into their roles, it will be the clearest signal yet of how the new government intends to tax property, income and wealth.

The dates below are the milestones between now and 28 October where the government’s direction is likely to come into focus.

Key Dates Leading Up to the Autumn Budget

The Autumn Budget 2026 will take place on Wednesday 28 October 2026. Chancellor John Healey confirmed the date in an HM Treasury announcement, and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish its economic and fiscal forecast alongside it. Everything below leads up to that day.

9 September 2026: Budget Representations Close

Budget representations are written submissions to the Treasury from businesses, professional bodies, charities and other organisations setting out the tax and spending changes they want the Government to consider in the upcoming Budget. They can highlight problems with existing measures, argue for changes to tax rules or propose new policies.

The deadline for submitting these representations is 23:59 on Wednesday, 9 September 2026. After this deadline, organisations can no longer submit representations for consideration as part of this Budget process.

16 September 2026: Parliament Rises for Conference Recess

The House of Commons is scheduled to rise on 16 September 2026, meaning MPs will stop sitting in Parliament for a temporary break known as a recess. In this case, the break is scheduled to run until 12 October 2026 to allow MPs to attend their annual party conferences.

During a party conference recess, the House of Commons does not hold parliamentary debates and votes. MPs are still free to carry out constituency work and attend political events, but Parliament itself is not sitting.

For Budget-watchers, this shifts attention away from the chamber and towards the party conferences, where ministers and senior politicians discuss their priorities and give early signals about policies they may want to pursue in the upcoming Budget. These statements are not, however, formal Budget announcements or confirmed policy changes.

17 September 2026: Bank of England Rate Decision

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announces its next interest rate decision on 17 September 2026. The interest rate currently sits at 3.75%, held at the July 2026 meeting.

The decision matters because interest rates affect how much households and businesses pay to borrow, including the Government itself. A higher-rate environment can increase mortgage costs and government borrowing costs, while lower rates can ease both. The September decision will therefore give Budget-watchers a clearer picture of the interest-rate environment the Chancellor will be working with when preparing the Budget.

27-30 September 2026: Labour Party Conference

Labour’s annual conference takes place in Liverpool from 27 to 30 September 2026, with the Chancellor’s speech scheduled for the Monday, 28 September.

Conference language does not translate directly into Budget measures. But the issues given prominence, and the words chosen to describe them, are often the first real clue to what 28 October will contain.

28 October 2026: Autumn Budget 2026

The Budget itself is delivered on 28 October 2026. This is where speculation ends and the confirmed measures, forecasts and tax changes are set out. Until then, the dates above are the best available signals.

Conclusion: Why the Timeline Matters for Landlords

Nothing in this timeline changes the law before 28 October. But the run-up is when the government’s intentions become readable, and for landlords with decisions pending, that early read can be worth acting on.