Private client tax services for the Middle East

What’s inside:

This guide outlines how we support internationally mobile individuals and families from the Middle East with:

• Planning your UK tax residency and understanding residency status UK
• Structuring residential UK property and investments tax-efficiently
• Establishing family offices, trusts and real estate in trust
• Navigating the remittance basis and remitting taxes to the UK
• Succession planning and wealth preservation across generations

Moving to or from the UK

Advance planning is vital. We regularly advise Middle Eastern clients on:

• Tax residency and planning ahead of a change in UK resident status
• Structuring bank accounts and investments to comply with UK tax residency rules
• Holding residential UK property tax-efficiently
• Succession planning using trusts for real estate, family offices and foundations

Whether you're becoming a UK resident, leaving the UK, or spending time here without triggering UK residence tax, we help you understand your obligations and optimise your position.

UK property ownership

We advise at every stage of the UK property lifecycle:

• Acquisition of residential property or commercial assets
• Tax-efficient funding, including Sharia-compliant arrangements
• Reviewing and restructuring ownership vehicles in light of recent tax changes
• Balancing disclosure requirements with confidentiality preferences

Our team ensures your property investments are aligned with your broader wealth and residential status planning.

Family wealth structures

We support individuals and families with:

• Establishing and managing real estate in trust and foundations
• Creating family investment companies and OEICs
• Advising on inheritance planning, including Sharia law considerations
• Setting up and supporting family offices

Our international expertise ensures your structures remain compliant and effective across jurisdictions.

Remittance tax planning

For clients using the remittance basis, we provide:

• Strategic planning for remitting taxes to the UK
• Structuring offshore accounts and investments
• Managing compliance obligations
• Supporting remittance tax claims under double tax treaties

Our private client tax specialists help you invest offshore while providing for UK spending needs, ensuring you remit taxes efficiently and legally.

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