UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi all, I'm very new to the landlord game, so every day is a school day!
I bought 3 properties last year, the first in June and had tenants in by August. The subsequent properties needed repairs and i found myself going to them quite a bit over the following few months before tenants moved into them. Does anyone know when I can start claiming mileage allowance? I understand the wholly and exclusively rule and I understand the difference between repair and capital expenditure. A typical day would be going to wicks, buying stuff and going to the properties to do repair work/painting etc.
Many thanks
   

Your business began on the first day of the first tenancy.
You can claim all business trips before then as though they occurred on that date.