Property rental query for ILR

[ryz777]

Hi all hope you can help with this,

bought a property back in 2012 with intention of living in it however due to mrs having a complicated birth we had to stay with parents so that she has someone to care for her and baby at all times plus had to stay outside UK for 18months etc. So we rented out the property we bought through an agent, we moved into the property in Jan 2016 and are due to apply for ILR for mrs, I do not need any rental income to match the minimum salary allowance required for ILR. would we face any problems with the property being rented for four years whilst living with parents?

thanks guys

[Casa]

No problem with the property being rented out but:

1. Do you have 6 pieces of correspondence in joint names, spread as evenly as possible over the qualifying period from at least 3 different sources?

2. Has your wife completed the necessary time in the UK if she has been absent for 18 months?

[ryz777]

thanks for the reply Casa, yes we have all the cohabitation docs covering last two years, half of which is a parents address and other half at our property. she was granted FLR AFTER the 18 months she spent outside UK.

Is land registry title, Mortage letter and elecotral roll letter sufficient for Accommodation evidence?

[Casa]

thanks for the reply Casa, yes we have all the cohabitation docs covering last two years, half of which is a parents address and other half at our property. she was granted FLR AFTER the 18 months she spent outside UK.

Is land registry title, Mortage letter and elecotral roll letter sufficient for Accommodation evidence? These will be fine.

[CR001]

Did you declare your rental income and pay tax on it?

[ryz777]

CR001, no and no. As the rental was initially for short term I didn't bother declaring it to HMRC. but the property has not been rented out for the past year and only me, wife & our child live in it now. will we face any issues with this??

[CR001]

How long was it rented out for?

[ryz777]

we were planning to rent it out for 6-8 months but due to unforeseen circumstances it ended being rented for 3 years. As I said we have been living there for a year now, would UKBA query why we weren't living there for 3 years?

[Wanderer]

we were planning to rent it out for 6-8 months but due to unforeseen circumstances it ended being rented for 3 years. As I said we have been living there for a year now, would UKBA query why we weren't living there for 3 years?

More likely UKBA will query HMRC as to whether they have seen any tax on the rental.