Travel expenses for visiting property

[tommyt]

What can you claim for petrol visiting your property? I have a ~500 mile round trip and visit twice a year.

Thanks

[jpkeates]

Provided the visit is solely and exclusively for business purposes, you can either claim actual costs incurred, or 45p a mile.
You can't switch between the two types of claim, though, so most people just use the 45p (up to 10,000 miles per annum).

[tommyt]

Provided the visit is solely and exclusively for business purposes, you can either claim actual costs incurred, or 45p a mile.
You can't switch between the two types of claim, though, so most people just use the 45p (up to 10,000 miles per annum).

Thankyou, wow 10k a fair bit haha

[theartfullodger]

500 miles? I have a property with 1,000 mile + round trip, 10 hours each way.

If agent managing it mileage should I think only be claimed from agent's office. If agent managing it, why the trip?

[boletus]

+5p per mile if taking a passenger.

[Jon66]

I did claim 1539 miles this year as I had to return to the property and didn't wish to delegate. Fingers crossed

[Lots on]

By the same token if you go there by train can you put that down as an expense when doing HMRC self assessment ?

[Jon66]

If you have incurred the cost by actually having travelled by train, and it's wholly and exclusively incurred in the course of business, yes.

[Echoes]

Do you enter mileage in the 'Allowable Property expenses' tab in the form?

[Lots on]

Thanks Jon66. I visit a few times a year solely for property management so good to know I can offset.
I’ll start keeping receipts!