UK income tax and capital gains tax for individuals who are not UK resident but have UK income or sell UK land, for tax year 2026/27 (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027) and 2025/26 returns due by 31 January 2027. Covers what a non-resident is taxed on, the default rates, the limit on liability for disregarded income (ITA 2007 s.811), who can claim a Personal Allowance, the SA109 pages, the Non-resident Landlord Scheme and NRL1, non-resident CGT on UK property with 2015 and 2019 rebasing and the 60-day return, UK work days and treaty relief, deadlines and penalties. Trigger phrases: non-resident, non-resident landlord, NRL1, SA109, live abroad UK rental, expat selling UK flat, UK income while living abroad, disregarded income, 60-day return non-resident. Out of scope: the residence test itself (uk-statutory-residence-test), the FIG regime (uk-non-dom), relocation plans (uk-to-uae-relocation-tax, uk-to-italy-flat-tax-relocation).
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| Item | Figure | Tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default basic rate (non-resident's non-savings, non-dividend income up to the basic rate limit) | 20% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/8/section/3 |
| Default higher rate | 40% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Default additional rate | 45% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Savings basic, higher, additional rates | 20%, 40%, 45% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Property basic, higher, additional rates (apply to individuals, including non-residents, through ITA s.11CA) | 22%, 42%, 47% | 2027/28 onwards, enacted, not yet in force (s.11CA inserted by FA 2026 s.6, rates set by s.7) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/6 ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/7 |
| Dividend ordinary, upper, additional rates | 10.75%, 35.75%, 39.35% (2025/26: 8.75%, 33.75%, 39.35%) | 2026/27 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/4 |
| Basic rate band on the HS300 limit working sheet | GBP 37,700, then 40% on the next GBP 87,440, 45% above | 2025/26 working sheet; the limits are frozen to 2030/31 (FA 2026 s.10) | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbb455bfd6895605dad865/HS300-WS-2026.pdf |
| Personal Allowance, if the claimant qualifies under ITA s.56 | GBP 12,570 | 2026/27 | https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates |
| Personal Savings Allowance (no residence condition in ITA s.12B) | GBP 1,000 basic rate; GBP 500 higher rate; nil additional rate | 2026/27 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/12B |
| NRL scheme deduction by agent or tenant | Basic rate (20%) on rent less deductible expenses paid | Each quarter | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-tax-on-rent-to-landlords-abroad ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2902/regulation/9 |
| NRL scheme: tenant with no agent must deduct if rent is | Over GBP 100 a week | Standing | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-tax-on-rent-to-landlords-abroad |
| CGT rates on UK land (residential and non-residential) | 18% within the basic rate band, 24% above | Disposals from 6 April 2026 (same main rates since 30 October 2024) | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-rates-and-allowances (rates table in uk-capital-gains-sa108) |
| CGT annual exempt amount (non-residents get it "in most cases") | GBP 3,000 | 2026/27 and 2025/26 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-rates-and-allowances |
| Rebasing date, residential UK property | Market value at 5 April 2015 | Disposals by non-residents of property held then | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/schedule/4AA |
| Rebasing date, non-residential land and indirect disposals | Market value at 5 April 2019 | Disposals by non-residents of assets held then | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/schedule/4AA |
| Indirect disposal threshold | Asset deriving at least 75% of its value from UK land, with at least a 25% interest | Since 6 April 2019 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/section/1A ; https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-for-non-residents-uk-residential-property |
| UK property CGT return and payment | Within 60 days of completion | Completions on or after 27 October 2021 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-for-non-residents-uk-residential-property |
| Temporary non-residence window | 5 years or less, after sole UK residence in at least 4 of the 7 prior tax years | Standing | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/schedule/45 |
Tax year 2026/27 (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027) is the year in force. The returns being filed now are for 2025/26. Both years use the same rates for non-residents, so one set of figures serves both unless a row says otherwise.
This skill is the cross-border hub for the UK pack. It holds the non-resident method. It links out for everything else:
uk-statutory-residence-test.uk-non-dom.uk-rental-sa105.uk-capital-gains-sa108.uk-income-tax-sa100.uk-dividends.uk-national-insurance.uk-to-uae-relocation-tax, uk-to-italy-flat-tax-relocation.uk-statutory-residence-test. Do not restate them here.uk-corporation-tax).| Item | Figure | Tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default basic rate (non-resident's non-savings, non-dividend income up to the basic rate limit) | 20% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/8/section/3 |
| Default higher rate | 40% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Default additional rate | 45% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Savings basic, higher, additional rates | 20%, 40%, 45% | 2026/27 (also 2025/26) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/3 |
| Property basic, higher, additional rates (apply to individuals, including non-residents, through ITA s.11CA) | 22%, 42%, 47% | 2027/28 onwards, enacted, not yet in force (s.11CA inserted by FA 2026 s.6, rates set by s.7) | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/6 ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/7 |
| Dividend ordinary, upper, additional rates | 10.75%, 35.75%, 39.35% (2025/26: 8.75%, 33.75%, 39.35%) | 2026/27 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/11/section/4 |
| Basic rate band on the HS300 limit working sheet | GBP 37,700, then 40% on the next GBP 87,440, 45% above | 2025/26 working sheet; the limits are frozen to 2030/31 (FA 2026 s.10) | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbb455bfd6895605dad865/HS300-WS-2026.pdf |
| Personal Allowance, if the claimant qualifies under ITA s.56 | GBP 12,570 | 2026/27 | https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates |
| Personal Savings Allowance (no residence condition in ITA s.12B) | GBP 1,000 basic rate; GBP 500 higher rate; nil additional rate | 2026/27 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/12B |
| NRL scheme deduction by agent or tenant | Basic rate (20%) on rent less deductible expenses paid | Each quarter | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-tax-on-rent-to-landlords-abroad ; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2902/regulation/9 |
| NRL scheme: tenant with no agent must deduct if rent is | Over GBP 100 a week | Standing | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-tax-on-rent-to-landlords-abroad |
| CGT rates on UK land (residential and non-residential) | 18% within the basic rate band, 24% above | Disposals from 6 April 2026 (same main rates since 30 October 2024) | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-rates-and-allowances (rates table in uk-capital-gains-sa108) |
| CGT annual exempt amount (non-residents get it "in most cases") | GBP 3,000 | 2026/27 and 2025/26 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-rates-and-allowances |
| Rebasing date, residential UK property | Market value at 5 April 2015 | Disposals by non-residents of property held then | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/schedule/4AA |
| Rebasing date, non-residential land and indirect disposals | Market value at 5 April 2019 | Disposals by non-residents of assets held then | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/schedule/4AA |
| Indirect disposal threshold | Asset deriving at least 75% of its value from UK land, with at least a 25% interest | Since 6 April 2019 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/section/1A ; https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-for-non-residents-uk-residential-property |
| UK property CGT return and payment | Within 60 days of completion | Completions on or after 27 October 2021 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-gains-tax-for-non-residents-uk-residential-property |
| Temporary non-residence window | 5 years or less, after sole UK residence in at least 4 of the 7 prior tax years | Standing | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/schedule/45 |
What a non-resident is taxed on. Only UK-source income. Savings and investment income of a non-resident is taxed "only on income arising from a UK source" (HMRC SAIM1170, citing ITTOIA 2005 s.368(2)). Employment income is taxed for duties performed in the UK (ITEPA 2003 s.27). UK property income is always within the charge. Gains are taxed only on UK land, on indirect disposals of UK property-rich entities, and on assets of a UK branch or agency (TCGA 1992 s.1A(3)).
The limit on liability (ITA 2007 s.811). For a non-resident individual, income tax for the year cannot exceed A + B (s.811(3)):
Disregarded income (s.813, s.814 and s.825) is:
Income is not disregarded where the non-resident has a UK representative for it (s.813(2)). Property income, employment income, self-employment profits and most private pensions are never disregarded. Pensions under registered pension schemes are disregarded only where the scheme was a retirement annuity contract immediately before 6 April 2006 (s.813(4)). The limit is a ceiling, not a choice of method: work out the normal liability and the s.811 figure and pay the lower. HMRC's own staff "do two calculations for the year ... to determine the most beneficial one" (PAYE93066). On the return, HS300 and its working sheet do the comparison, and box 28 of the working sheet replaces box A297 of the Tax Calculation Summary working sheet "if smaller".
Since April 2016 banks do not deduct tax from interest ("Income Tax is no longer automatically taken from interest on savings and investments", GOV.UK). So A is usually nil, and the s.811 limit means a non-resident pays nothing on UK bank interest, dividends or the State Pension, at the cost of losing the Personal Allowance against everything else.
Who gets a Personal Allowance. A non-resident gets the Personal Allowance only if, at any time in the tax year, they meet one of the conditions in ITA 2007 s.56(3):
A treaty can also give the allowance. The SA109 notes list the treaty cases for box 15 (for example nationals and residents of Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or Switzerland, and residents of Ireland, the Netherlands or Portugal). The same notes exclude two cases where the income is only dividends, interest or royalties: a resident of Kenya or Mauritius, and a resident who is not a citizen of Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal or Switzerland. A treaty claim needs a certificate of residence from the overseas authority. The allowance for 2026/27 is GBP 12,570, tapered above GBP 100,000 of adjusted net income as for residents. The claim is made each year on the return, or on form R43 for someone outside Self Assessment.
Employment duties in the UK. A non-resident employee is taxed on earnings for UK duties (ITEPA s.27). A treaty's dependent personal services article (Article 15 in the OECD model) exempts that pay only if all three conditions hold:
HMRC will not accept a claim where a UK company "for practical purposes functions as his employer" and bears the cost through a recharge (DT1922). Whether the 183 days count per tax year or per 12-month period depends on the treaty. Read the treaty article. For employers, HMRC's short term business visitor arrangement lets PAYE be disregarded for treaty-resident visitors "expected to stay in the UK for 183 days or less in any twelve month period", with extra conditions at 60 days or more (PAYE82000).
Gains on UK land. For land held at the rebasing date, the default is rebasing (TCGA Sch 4AA):
Two elections are available against the default:
Mixed-use property splits: the residential part rebases to 2015, the rest to 2019 (HMRC guidance). Private residence relief can apply to a former home (see uk-capital-gains-sa108). The rate depends on the person's taxable UK income: "Add together all your taxable UK income and use this figure to work out your Capital Gains Tax rate" (HMRC). Losses on UK land offset UK land gains of the same year and carry forward against later UK land gains.
Temporary non-residence. Someone who returns within 5 years after at least 4 of the prior 7 years of sole UK residence is taxed in the year of return on gains (TCGA s.1M) and on some income (for example distributions from close companies and certain pension lump sums) received while away. "Nothing in any double taxation arrangements prevents a charge" under s.1M (s.1M(4)). The tests are in uk-statutory-residence-test.
The SA109 pages ("Residence and foreign income and gains (FIG) regime etc") go with the SA100. Boxes 1 to 14 cover residence status and the split year. Boxes 15 to 17 cover the Personal Allowance claim and nationality codes. Boxes 18 to 22 cover other residence and treaty relief claims (HS302 for treaty residence, HS304 for other treaty provisions). The SA109 notes say the pages must not be sent "as an electronic attachment" to a return filed through HMRC's free online service. File on paper, or through commercial software or an agent.
2025/26 returns (being filed now):
GOV.UK reminds non-resident landlords that the deadline "is earlier if you're sending your return by post (31 October)".
2026/27 returns: the same pattern one year later (31 October 2027 paper, 31 January 2028 online). Confirm on the GOV.UK deadlines page once HMRC publishes them.
NRL scheme:
The landlord applies on NRL1 (online or by post) to receive rent gross. HMRC approves it if satisfied the landlord "will follow all your UK tax obligations" and will not approve it if "you're late with your tax returns or payments". Approval does not remove the duty to file a return: "you'll need to declare your income in your Self Assessment tax return" (GOV.UK, Tax on your UK income if you live abroad: rent).
UK land disposals: report every disposal of UK land within 60 days of completion through a Capital Gains Tax on UK property account, "even if you have no tax to pay ... have made a loss ... are registered for Self Assessment". Pay any tax due in the same 60 days. If the person files a Self Assessment return, the gain also goes on the SA108 (boxes 52.1 to 52.5, the non-resident CGT section) with credit for the tax already paid in box 52.4.
Treaty claims at source (for example to receive a UK pension gross) use the country-specific DT form, sent to the tax authority of the country of residence first.
| Failure | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SA return late | GBP 100; after 3 months GBP 10 a day up to GBP 900; after 6 months the greater of 5% of the tax due or GBP 300; after 12 months another 5% or GBP 300 | https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/penalties |
| SA tax paid late | 5% of the tax unpaid at 30 days, 6 months and 12 months | https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/penalties |
| 60-day UK property return late | FA 2009 Sch 55 paras 3 to 6 apply (table item 2A, returns under FA 2019 Sch 2): GBP 100; GBP 10 a day for up to 90 days after 3 months if HMRC gives notice; then the greater of 5% of the tax or GBP 300 at 6 months and again at 12 months | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/10/schedule/55 |
| Late registration (failure to notify) | Based on the tax still unpaid at 31 January | https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/penalties |
| Late payment interest | Bank of England base rate plus 4% (from 6 April 2025). 7.75% from 9 January 2026 on HMRC's page; Bank Rate has stayed at 3.75% since 18 December 2025, so 7.75% is the rate in force at 23 October 2026 | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-hmrc-interest-rates-for-late-and-early-payments/rates-and-allowances-hmrc-interest-rates ; https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/Bank-Rate.asp |
| NRL agent or tenant pays late | Interest on late quarterly payments; the agent or tenant is liable for tax it should have deducted | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-tax-on-rent-to-landlords-abroad |
The HMRC interest page was last updated on 23 December 2025. The rate moves with Bank Rate, so check both pages on the day before quoting interest to a client.
uk-rental-sa105. From 2027/28 the property rates of 22%, 42% and 47% apply to individuals' property income, and the savings rates rise to 22%, 42% and 47% (FA 2026 ss.5 and 7). Under s.811, UK interest of a non-resident stays disregarded. Under the normal computation it would be taxed at the new savings rates.uk-national-insurance.uk-corporation-tax.Ana lives in Portugal all year and is not UK resident under the SRT. She lets a London flat through a UK agent. Net rent after allowable expenses, all paid through the agent, is GBP 18,000. She also has GBP 2,000 of UK bank interest, paid gross. She has no NRL1 approval, so the agent deducted 20% of the net rent: GBP 3,600.
If she can claim a Personal Allowance (for example as an EEA national under s.56(3)(za)):
If she cannot claim an allowance (for example a national of a country with no s.56 or treaty entitlement):
name: Non-resident landlord, net rent 18,000 and interest 2,000, s.811 limit against full liability (2026/27)
inputs:
rent: 18000
interest: 2000
personal_allowance: 12570
psa: 1000
nrl_deducted: 3600
steps:
- with_pa_rent_tax: (rent - personal_allowance) * 0.20
- with_pa_interest_tax: max(interest - psa, 0) * 0.20
- with_pa_full: with_pa_rent_tax + with_pa_interest_tax
- s811_limit: rent * 0.20 + 0
- with_pa_due: min(with_pa_full, s811_limit)
- with_pa_repayment: nrl_deducted - with_pa_due
- no_pa_full: rent * 0.20 + max(interest - psa, 0) * 0.20
- no_pa_due: min(no_pa_full, s811_limit)
- no_pa_balance: no_pa_due - nrl_deducted
expected:
with_pa_full: 1286.00
s811_limit: 3600.00
with_pa_due: 1286.00
with_pa_repayment: 2314.00
no_pa_full: 3800.00
no_pa_due: 3600.00
no_pa_balance: 0.00
The + 0 in s811_limit is amount A: no tax was deducted from the interest. Both rent figures fall inside the GBP 37,700 basic rate band, so 20% is the only rate. Ana files SA100 with SA105 and SA109. On SA109 she puts X in box 1 and, if she claims the allowance, in box 16 with her nationality code in box 17. The GBP 3,600 goes in SA105 box 21.
Ben has lived in Dubai since 2012 and is not UK resident. He has no UK income. He bought a UK flat on 1 July 2010 for GBP 200,000 including costs and let it throughout. He never lived in it. Its market value at 5 April 2015 was GBP 260,000. He exchanged contracts on 2 September 2026 and completed on 30 September 2026. The sale price was GBP 340,000, with GBP 5,000 of selling costs.
The three ways to compute the gain:
He keeps the rebasing default, the lowest gain. Less the GBP 3,000 annual exempt amount, the taxable gain is GBP 72,000. With no UK income, the whole GBP 37,700 basic rate band is free. GBP 37,700 at 18% plus GBP 34,300 at 24% is GBP 15,018. He reports the disposal and pays within 60 days of completion, by 29 November 2026. The disposal date for the day count is the exchange date. The 60 days run from completion.
name: Non-resident sells UK flat, rebased gain against time apportionment (2026/27)
inputs:
proceeds: 340000
selling_costs: 5000
cost: 200000
mv_2015: 260000
days_total: 5908
days_post: 4168
aea: 3000
basic_band: 37700
uk_taxable_income: 0
steps:
- net_proceeds: proceeds - selling_costs
- whole_gain: net_proceeds - cost
- rebased_gain: net_proceeds - mv_2015
- pre_2015_part: whole_gain - rebased_gain
- time_apportioned: round(whole_gain * days_post / days_total, 2)
- chosen_gain: min(rebased_gain, time_apportioned, whole_gain)
- taxable_gain: chosen_gain - aea
- band_left: max(basic_band - uk_taxable_income, 0)
- at_18: min(taxable_gain, band_left) * 0.18
- at_24: max(taxable_gain - band_left, 0) * 0.24
- cgt: at_18 + at_24
expected:
whole_gain: 135000.00
rebased_gain: 75000.00
pre_2015_part: 60000.00
time_apportioned: 95240.35
chosen_gain: 75000.00
taxable_gain: 72000.00
cgt: 15018.00
If Ben had UK income, his taxable UK income would use up the basic rate band first and more of the gain would fall at 24%. If he returns to the UK within 5 years of leaving, see temporary non-residence. He left in 2012 and has been away more than 5 years, so it does not apply here.
uk-statutory-residence-test.Not yet confirmed: the 2026/27 SA109 notes and HS300 working sheet (only the 2025/26 editions, published in 2026, were available); the legislation.gov.uk text of SI 1995/2902 is shown in its original form, so later amendments to the regulation wording were not checked (the current HMRC guidance was used for the 20% rate and the GBP 100 a week test).
Contributed by Ryan Duguid.
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