Landlord - home office / working from home allowances

Goodform

As a Landlord can I claim the £6 per week working from home allowance to cover costs incurred with use of home facilities to deal with letting matters? I do use a letting agent to manage the property, but have to make phone calls; use the internet and stationary from my own home on a regular basis to help deal with issues. I do not keep accurate records of this and so wondered if this allowance was considered appropriate or not?

Woodstok2000

Is being a landlord your job?

Goodform

Woodstok2000 said:

Is being a landlord your job?

No - I am employed full time

silvercar

Goodform said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Is being a landlord your job?

No - I am employed full time

It’s still an income stream that involves some home working, so I don’t see why you can’t claim.

gt94sss2

Worth noting that the £6/week allowance is being abolished from 6 April 2026.

This was announced in the November 2025 budget. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-removal-of-the-tax-relief-for-additional-homeworking-expenses

mybestattempt

Goodform said:

As a Landlord can I claim the £6 per week working from home allowance to cover costs incurred with use of home facilities to deal with letting matters? I do use a letting agent to manage the property, but have to make phone calls; use the internet and stationary from my own home on a regular basis to help deal with issues. I do not keep accurate records of this and so wondered if this allowance was considered appropriate or not?

silvercar said:

Goodform said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Is being a landlord your job?

No - I am employed full time

It’s still an income stream that involves some home working, so I don’t see why you can’t claim.

Different income streams have different rules.

The £6 per week working from home allowance only applies to employees who are contractually obliged to work from home.

However, allowable expenses/deductions for property income generally follow trading income rules.

These links explain the trading income rules with examples which may be helpful:

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim47820

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim47825

Woodstok2000

Goodform said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Is being a landlord your job?

No - I am employed full time

In that case you can't claim the flat £6 allowance as thats for employees obliged to wfh by their employer. You can claim reasonable expenses though, per the Post above.

Goodform

Thank you very much for your replies and advice