What is the landlord mileage rate for 2026/27?

For cars and vans, 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in the tax year and 25p a mile after that. Motorcycles are 24p a mile. From 2017/18, when landlords could first use mileage rates, to 2025/26, the car and van rate was 45p for the first 10,000 miles.

Can landlords claim mileage?

Yes. Since 2017/18, landlords who let in their own name or in a partnership of individuals can use HMRC's flat mileage rates for trips made wholly and exclusively for the rental business. A limited company works out its motoring costs differently.

Is the 10,000 miles per car?

No. The 10,000 miles count across all the cars and vans you use in your property business together. Put the business miles you have already driven this tax year into the calculator so the switch to 25p lands in the right place.

Do trips from home to my rental property count?

Yes, if the only purpose of the trip is the rental business, such as an inspection or a repair. If the trip is partly private, for example you also do the weekly shop, it doesn't count.

Can I claim parking and tolls as well?

Yes. Parking and tolls on business trips are claimed on top of the mileage rate. Fuel, insurance, servicing and road tax are already covered by the rate, so don't claim them separately.

Can I switch between mileage and actual costs?

Not for the same vehicle. Once you use mileage rates for a vehicle, you keep using them while that vehicle is in the business, and you can't use them at all for a vehicle you have claimed capital allowances on.

What records should I keep?

A dated record of each trip: where you went, why, and the business miles. HMRC can ask to see it, and it is what your accountant needs at the year end.

Can I claim for passengers or a bicycle?

No. The rate is the same however many people are in the vehicle, and there is no flat bicycle rate for landlords.

UK landlords · HMRC mileage rates

Landlord mileage calculator

Enter where you set off and the properties you visited. We work out the driving miles and what you can claim at HMRC's mileage rate for that tax year: 55p a mile from 2026/27, 45p before.

Up to 8 stops, there and back, by postcode
The switch to 25p after 10,000 business miles, handled for you
Save the trip to a dated mileage log your accountant can use

HMRC mileage rates for landlords

Tax year	Car or van, first 10,000 miles	After 10,000	Motorcycle
2026/27 onwards	55p	25p	24p
2017/18 to 2025/26	45p	25p	24p

Who can use it

Since 2017/18, landlords who let property in their own name or in a partnership of individuals can claim a flat rate per business mile instead of working out actual running costs.

One 10,000-mile threshold

The higher car and van rate covers your first 10,000 business miles in the tax year. The 10,000 counts across all the cars and vans you use in the business together, not per vehicle.

No capital allowances on that vehicle

You can't use mileage rates for a vehicle you have claimed capital allowances on. Once you use mileage rates for a vehicle, keep using them for as long as that vehicle stays in the business.

What the rate covers

Fuel, insurance, servicing, repairs, road tax and MOT are all inside the rate. Parking and tolls on business trips are claimed on top.

Same rate whoever is in the car

Passengers don't change the rate, and there is no flat rate for bicycles for landlords.

Which trips count

Inspecting a property or doing a mid-tenancy visit
Going to do, check or sign off repairs and maintenance
Showing the property to prospective tenants
Check-ins, check-outs and inventories
Meeting contractors, letting agents or surveyors at the property
Council, licensing or HMO inspection visits
Driving between your let properties for the business

What doesn't count

Any trip that isn't for your rental business
A trip with a private purpose too, such as the weekly shop on the way (a stop that's only incidental, like picking up a paper, is fine)
Trips for a property owned by your limited company (the company works out its own costs)

Worked examples

An inspection round in October 2026

Home → Oak Street → Mill Lane → home is 24.1 miles by car. In 2026/27 that is 24.1 × 55p = £13.26.

Crossing 10,000 miles

You have already driven 9,800 business miles this tax year and then do a 300-mile trip. The first 200 miles are at 55p (£110) and the last 100 at 25p (£25): £135 in total.

Rebuilding last year

You find 1,200 business miles from 2025/26 in your diary. They are claimed at that year's 45p rate: £540.

On a motorcycle

500 business miles on a motorcycle are 500 × 24p = £120, whatever the tax year.

Common questions

What is the landlord mileage rate for 2026/27?: For cars and vans, 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in the tax year and 25p a mile after that. Motorcycles are 24p a mile. From 2017/18, when landlords could first use mileage rates, to 2025/26, the car and van rate was 45p for the first 10,000 miles.
Can landlords claim mileage?: Yes. Since 2017/18, landlords who let in their own name or in a partnership of individuals can use HMRC's flat mileage rates for trips made wholly and exclusively for the rental business. A limited company works out its motoring costs differently.
Is the 10,000 miles per car?: No. The 10,000 miles count across all the cars and vans you use in your property business together. Put the business miles you have already driven this tax year into the calculator so the switch to 25p lands in the right place.
Do trips from home to my rental property count?: Yes, if the only purpose of the trip is the rental business, such as an inspection or a repair. If the trip is partly private, for example you also do the weekly shop, it doesn't count.
Can I claim parking and tolls as well?: Yes. Parking and tolls on business trips are claimed on top of the mileage rate. Fuel, insurance, servicing and road tax are already covered by the rate, so don't claim them separately.
Can I switch between mileage and actual costs?: Not for the same vehicle. Once you use mileage rates for a vehicle, you keep using them while that vehicle is in the business, and you can't use them at all for a vehicle you have claimed capital allowances on.
What records should I keep?: A dated record of each trip: where you went, why, and the business miles. HMRC can ask to see it, and it is what your accountant needs at the year end.
Can I claim for passengers or a bicycle?: No. The rate is the same however many people are in the vehicle, and there is no flat bicycle rate for landlords.

Sources

This calculator gives general information based on HMRC's guidance for landlords who let in their own name or in a partnership, checked on 2026-10-22. It is not tax advice. Take advice from an accountant if your situation is unusual.

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