Claiming accommodation expenses.

[2uk]

I don’t have a permanent home ,I will be renting on an ad-hoc basis – depending on where the job is. ( Not that I have my first one yet )

Can someone please confirm to me that I have to forget claiming rent/travelling expenses in this case ?
Thanks

[Pondlife]

IIRC unless you have another 'primary' residence then you cannot claim expenses (as it's not wholly and exclusively for business)

[dmini]

Travelling to/from where? It made me think a bit.
Having a permanent address has a few side-effects. WHere do your bank statements go, your driving licence say etc? It will also be easier to gt credit checked - eg for renting!
If your "permanent address" is even with parents etc, then yes you SHOULD be able to claim the rent etc. and travelling between there & your TEMPORARY home. This is additional cost you would not incur if you were staying there. If you don't go back weekends then it is only a propertion of the rent.
If you are planning to move your permanent address between places, say every 6 months, there are also relocation allowances, that might be payable - permie companies pay them, and I believe they are quite "tax efficient", this again is an accountant issue.
Travel from your place of abode, to wherever you are working, is payable, unless you hit the 24 month rule
You need to ask an accountant really - it looks like your questions could be very specific to you.

[2uk]

Thanks dmini for confirming what I thought - Ask the accountant.