New rental income - claiming expenses

hi I started renting out my property from 01.05.2024 but had to pay for services out of my own pocket for repairs and electrical, gas and EPC in Feb/March 2024 - ie before the 2024 tax year, Can I still claim these expenses in my 2024/25 self assessment return?

Hi ,
 

Thanks for your question. As PIM2505 found here: PIM2505 - Beginning and end of a rental business: commencement   , the date a property business begins is a question of fact that depends on the nature of the property business. Where the property business is letting property, the business can't begin until the first property is let. Relief is only due under special rules which are highlighted within PIM2505 and must have been wholly and exclusively for the rental business. Thanks