Am I classed as non-resident Landlord if posted to Sovereign Base area Cyprus

My wife and I receive rental income from property for which we complete a self-assessment tax return each year. I am in the armed forces and will be accompanied by my wife during a 2 year posting to RAF Akrotiri later in the year, where we will have a BFPO address, which is within the Sovereign Base Area of Cyprus. I recently learnt that personnel posted overseas should register as non-resident landlords and complete a NRL1 application. However, as SBA Cyprus is classed as being part of the UK for tax purposes, can you confirm the NRL1 process does not apply for personnel and dependants posted there.

Hi L-I Am,
We have a specific department who deal solely with non resident landlords.
I have consulted the property income manaul and I believe a technician in this place would have to consider your 'usual place of abode'
However as this forum does not deal with this issue I believe the NRL department might be better equipped to answer your query relating to armed forces.
I have attached some guidance for you to consider in the meantime, this may answer your query, the telephone number of non resident landlords is 0300 322 9433
Non-UK resident landlords  
PIM4850 - The Non-resident Landlords Scheme - usual place of abode

Thank you.

Thanks for the prompt reply. The links don’t answer the question, however, as I will be living at SBA Cyprus for over 6 months so using that metric my ‘usual place of abode’ will be SBA Cyprus. However, it is classed as being a British overseas territory and part of the UK for tax purposes. Is the department that deals with non-resident landlords able to comment on this or do I need to call the helpline?

Hi ,
 

Thank you for your question you will need to contact the non resident landlord helpline on +44 300 322 9433 as they do not monitir this forum .

Did you get an answer with regards to this as I am in exactly the same position with propert in the U.K. and now in the SBA although at Epi

Hey, yes if you are a serving member of the armed forces posted to SBA you do not need to register as a non-resident landlord and continue to use self-assessment as if you were in the UK. There are different rules for accompanying dependents, though, depending on their exact circumstances.