u/Jealous-Date1284

Hi fellow landlords, I am doing my first Self-Assessment for FY25/26 and have become stuck on a few expenses I'd like to claim.

I have the usual expenses of insurance, letting and management fees, a few repairs and EICRs, which I know are fine.

The tenancy started in Oct 2025 and the EICR done before letting showed up a few C1 and C2 faults. The best way to address them was to replace the fuseboard and carry out other repairs. I am unsure whether this would be allowed because, on one hand, it is to remedy danger, but on the other, it is an upgrade (can only buy modern fuseboards nowadays).

We also carried out a roof repair in Nov 2024, which I think is fine as a pre-trading expense but I am also unsure.

Thanks in advance.