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Interest Only Mortgage Deductable Allowance?

Hi,
I am currently working on a tax return for a friend who has a rented property and is using a interest only mortgage against it.
I assumed that they could deduct the full amount they repay each month against it but when I have checked back through their books from previous years I have noticed that they are not deducting the full amount.
I need to sit down with them and try to find out why but if anyone can shed any light as to why this might be would be appreciated?

Thanks

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  • CLAPTON
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    the interest can be deducted up to the value of the property when it was first let out.
    maybe they have increased the mortgage to more than this initial value.
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  • Hi,
    So it may be they remortgaged and used the money for renovations possibly?

    Thanks
  • lisa76
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    My understanding of this (and I am just doing my husbands first self assessment tax return and it includes a rented property) was that you include all of the rental income but only deduct the interest on the mortgage payments - for example if you paid £700 per month and the interest on that was £200 you would only claim the £200. So my husband pays a lot more on his mortgage than he gets in rental income, so we are showing a loss.
    If I am wrong could someone tell me as this could make a huge difference to us!
  • CLAPTON
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    lisa76 wrote: »
    My understanding of this (and I am just doing my husbands first self assessment tax return and it includes a rented property) was that you include all of the rental income but only deduct the interest on the mortgage payments - for example if you paid £700 per month and the interest on that was £200 you would only claim the £200. So my husband pays a lot more on his mortgage than he gets in rental income, so we are showing a loss.
    If I am wrong could someone tell me as this could make a huge difference to us!


    in your example then yes you could only claim the 200 interest part of the mortgage payment as a business expense.

    in the OP's case however, he says it's an interest only mortgage
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