What Expenses Can I Claim Against Rental Income?

[ssingh]

My father died and left me a rental property.
The property was in a really bad state of repair (as my father hadn't spent any money on it for the last 10 years!!) and I had to make the following repairs:
1. Replaced the boiler and radiators.
2. Have every room skimmed and then redecorated including some rooms where I had to have the plasterboard replaced.
3. Replaced the carpet.
4. Replaced the fridge freezer.
5. Have a leaking roof repaired.
6. Some new wiring and new sockets and switches.

In an all it has cost me nearly £9000.

I remember reading somewhere that you can claim for some types of repairs and others you could only claim for when selling the property.

Please would someone be kind enough to tell me what I can claim against rental income for the current tax year and what I should claim as a capital expense when I sell the property?

Thanks

Sol

[King_Maker]

Furnished or unfurnished?

[ssingh]

The property is furnished.

[JMansley]

1, 2, 5 and 6 are repairs and can be claimed as an allowable deduction from rental profit.

The cost of replacing the carpets will be covered by the 10% annual wear and tear allowance.

If the fridge freezer is fitted in a similar fashion as a cooker would be, then the replacement will be a repair. If standalone, then it will be covered by the 10% annual wear and tear allowance.