What expenses can I claim as a landlord?

Please see below the list of possible allowable expenses for landlords. Allowable expenses are things you need to spend money on in the day-to-day running of the property, like:

 

 

  • letting agents’ fees
  • legal fees for lets of a year or less, or for renewing a lease for less than 50 years
  • accountants’ fees
  • buildings and contents insurance
  • interest on property loans
  • maintenance and repairs to the property (but not improvements)
  • utility bills, like gas, water, and electricity
  • rent, ground rent, service charges
  • Council Tax
  • services you pay for, like cleaning or gardening
  • other direct costs of letting the property, like phone calls, stationery, and advertising

 

 

Allowable expenses don’t include ‘capital expenditure’ – like buying a property or renovating it beyond repairs for wear and tear.

 

 

You may be able to claim tax relief on money spent on replacing a ‘domestic item’. This is called ‘replacement of domestic items relief’. Domestic items include:

 

 

  • beds
  • sofas
  • curtains
  • carpets
  • fridges
  • crockery and cutlery

 

 

You must have only bought the domestic item for use by tenants in residential property and the item you replaced must no longer be used in that property.

 

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