Allowable Expenses as a Landlord

tomsocr

Can someone clarify for me if setting up a mail redirection is an allowable expense when submitting a Tax Return as a Landlord.

Thanks

anselld

I doubt it. Mail redirection is for your personal use, nothing to do with running the letting business.

gordonbennet

You'll need to explain that further. Redirection from where to where?

If it's from a rental property to the landlord while empty, then yes - I'd have thought that would certainly be allowed.

tomsocr

Thanks for the quick replies.

The rental property currently has tenants that I want the mail redirection setup for. The mail is to be redirected to the landlord. I guess then this is not an allowable expense

Thanks

anselld

tomsocr wrote: »

Thanks for the quick replies.

The rental property currently has tenants that I want the mail redirection setup for. The mail is to be redirected to the landlord. I guess then this is not an allowable expense

Thanks

Is there some reason you do not want to inform senders of your current address?

gordonbennet

tomsocr wrote: »

Thanks for the quick replies.

The rental property currently has tenants that I want the mail redirection setup for. The mail is to be redirected to the landlord. I guess then this is not an allowable expense

Thanks

Sorry - I don't get you. Why do you want the tenants mail redirected to the landlord?

Either way, if it is connected in any way to your rental 'business' then just add it as a general admin expense. It'll probably be fine*.

*as long as it isn't ridiculously expensive

anselld

gordonbennet wrote: »

Sorry - I don't get you. Why do you want the tenants mail redirected to the landlord?

Either way, if it is connected in any way to your rental 'business' then just add it as a general admin expense. It'll probably be fine*.

*as long as it isn't ridiculously expensive

Presumably the OP wants his/her personal mail redirected to themselves at another address. The key word being "personal" makes it unlikely to be fine with the taxman.

tomsocr

Sorry I didn't make it clear did I. I used to live in the property I want mail redirection setup on. I want mail that would be addressed to myself redirected to where I live now, not the tenants mail.

I want this setup because the tenants are moaning about the amount of mail still coming addressed to me, mainly junk mail.

So do you think this can be justified as an admin expense?

Cheers

00ec25

tomsocr wrote: »

Sorry I didn't make it clear did I. I used to live in the property I want mail redirection setup on. I want mail that would be addressed to myself redirected to where I live now, not the tenants mail.

I want this setup because the tenants are moaning about the amount of mail still coming addressed to me, mainly junk mail.

So do you think this can be justified as an admin expense?

Cheers

let me put this simply
- absolutely not
- no way
- negative
- not allowed
- ineligible

it is in no way wholly and exclusively a business related cost therefore it cannot possibly be claimed as a business cost, it may be junk mail or it may be letters from your mortgage company (who you are conning) but that just proves the point, it is not exclusively one or the other