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October 2026 · 3 min read

The Non-Resident Landlord Scheme: what your agent must deduct

Where a landlord's usual place of abode is outside the United Kingdom, the letting agent must deduct tax at the basic rate from the rent before paying it over, unless HMRC has approved the landlord to receive it gross. The rate is 20%…

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Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
Selective licensing in Nottingham if you live abroad
Licences are generally granted for five years, so those are five year costs rather than annual ones. If you live outside the United Kingdom you cannot hold the licence yourself: the holder must…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
Form NRL1 explained: applying to be paid rent gross
You apply to HMRC on form NRL1 if you are an individual. If HMRC approves, it notifies your letting agent directly and the agent stops deducting tax from your rent from that point. Approval does not reduce your tax. It moves the timing,…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
HMO licensing in Nottingham for non-resident owners
Licences generally run for five years. As with any Nottingham licence, the holder must reside in the UK or be a UK registered company, so an overseas owner cannot hold it personally. An HMO is…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
Renting from an overseas landlord: the £100 a week rule
If your landlord's usual place of abode is outside the United Kingdom, you pay the rent directly to them rather than to an agent, and the rent is £100 a week or more, then you are the person who must deduct basic rate tax from that rent…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
The 2027 property income tax rise for landlords outside the UK
From 6 April 2027, property income carries its own rates of income tax, two percentage points above the rates on employment and trading income. They will be 22%, 42% and 47%, announced at the Autumn Budget 2025 and applying to English…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 8 min read
Managing a Nottingham rental property from abroad
If you live outside the United Kingdom and let a property in Nottingham, two separate rules apply to you at the same time. Your letting agent must deduct tax from your rent at the basic rate before paying it over, unless HMRC has…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 4 min read
Buying a Nottingham investment property from overseas
You can buy a Nottingham rental property without setting foot in the city, and a good many people do. The order matters: agree what you are looking for and what you will spend, get the lending position established before you offer, buy…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 for overseas landlords
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025 and its main provisions commenced on 1 May 2026. Section 21 is abolished, assured shorthold tenancies have converted to periodic tenancies, rent increases must follow…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
What happens if an overseas landlord appoints no UK licence holder
Letting a licensable property without a licence is a criminal offence. The council may prosecute, or may impose a civil penalty instead, and the government's statutory guidance gives starting points of £12,000 for a selective licensing…
Overseas landlords
October 2026 · 3 min read
Do overseas landlords have to use a letting agent in Nottingham?
No law says an overseas landlord must appoint a letting agent. Two rules make it very difficult not to. If your property is in one of Nottingham City Council's licensing areas, the licence holder must live in the UK or be a UK…
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