Travel expenses From 1 July 2017, travel expenditure incurred by a taxpayer in relation to travel to a rental property is not deductible. If you used your property for both private and income-producing purposes, you can only claim a deduction for the portion of any expenditure that relates to the income-producing use. For example, with holiday homes and time-share units, you can't claim a deduction for any expenditure related to those periods when the home or unit was used by you, your relatives or your friends for private purposes. If only part of your property was used to earn rent, you can claim only that part of your expenses that relates to the rental income. As a general guide, apportion your expenses on a floor-area basis – that is, based on the area solely occupied by the tenant, together with a reasonable figure for their access to the general living areas, including garage and outdoor areas if applicable.