The key question is whether the location(s) you'll be staying away from home are fixed ones that could be considered a "permanent workplace". If the locations are permanent, then you can't deduct them from taxes; if they are temporary then you can deduct them.

Note that you can have multiple permanent workplaces, so it's not enough to say that you have a single permanent workplace near your own home so the other places are temporary.

The key HMRC guide setting this out is [here][1].


  [1]: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/eimanual/eim31816.htm