Part 4Property income

Chapter 5Profits of property businesses: other rules about receipts and deductions

Deductions for expenditure on energy-saving items

251Deduction for expenditure on energy-saving items

1

This section applies if—

a

a company carries on a property business in relation to land which consists of or includes a dwelling-house,

b

the company incurs expenditure in acquiring and installing an energy-saving item in the dwelling-house or in a building containing the dwelling-house (see subsections (5) to (7)),

c

the expenditure is incurred before 1 April 2015,

d

a deduction for the expenditure is not prohibited by the wholly and exclusively rule but would otherwise be prohibited by the capital prohibition rule (see subsection (8)), and

e

no allowance under CAA 2001 may be claimed in respect of the expenditure.

2

In calculating the profits of the business, a deduction for the expenditure is allowed.

3

But any deduction is subject to—

a

section 252 (restrictions on relief), and

b

any provision made by regulations under section 253.

4

If, on a just and reasonable apportionment of any expenditure, part of the expenditure would qualify for the relief (but the remainder would not), a deduction is allowed for that part.

5

Energy-saving item” means an item of an energy-saving nature of such description as is for the time being specified in regulations made by the Treasury.

6

The Treasury may by regulations provide for an item to be an energy-saving item only if it satisfies such conditions as may be—

a

specified in, or

b

determined in accordance with,

the regulations.

7

The conditions may include conditions imposed by reference to information or documents issued by any body, person or organisation.

8

In this section—

  • the capital prohibition rule” means the rule in section 53 (capital expenditure), as applied by section 210, and

  • the wholly and exclusively rule” means the rule in section 54 (expenses not wholly and exclusively for trade and unconnected losses), as applied by section 210.