UK national, non tax UK resident bank account

[matthewk]

I am British but I do not live in the UK and am no longer a tax resident of the UK, I have a house in the UK that I stay at when visiting friends and family.

I want to setup a UK ltd company to buy property, I can obviously setup a business bank account using my UK address but all of the banks seem to ask for UK residence which seems to means tax resident, my question is can I just use my UK address for this?

I am not tax resident in the UK but would they know this?

Thanks

Last edited: Jun 6, 2024

 

[Martin Everson]

matthewk said:
my question is can I just use my UK address for this?
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No

matthewk said:
I am not tax resident in the UK but would they know this?
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No


Basically open with Wise, Revolut etc and use your overseas address,

Also ensure your not really UK tax resident by following the SRT test below.

https://home.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2016/01/statutory-residence-test-flowchart.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...ce-note-for-statutory-residence-test-srt-rdr3

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[matthewk]

Thankyou I have consulted with an experienced tax advisor about residence and I am no longer tax resident as of this tax year.

I do have the option of EMI's but I was hoping to use a high street bank too.

 

[Martin Everson]

matthewk said:
I do have the option of EMI's but I was hoping to use a high street bank too.
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Not really possible.

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