PNGMK wrote:My general advice is to sell your home. Sounds crazy but not really. It's one less thing to worry about in your absence and it means absolutely no issues establishing tax residency in Singapore and cutting it in the UK. I see a lot of Aussies doing this now and I think more Brits are starting to do it. SE is correct but there are nuances around tax residency in the UK I am not familar with.
While you need to carefully check your overall residency status, I am pretty sure that for the UK, so long as you are not in the country for more than 183 days, you will not be tax resident for active (earned income purposes). You will be liable for taxes on all other income. I refer you to two websites.
https://www.litrg.org.uk/tax-guides/mig ... esident-uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... basis-rdr1
While there is merit in PNGMK's advice to sell to reduce your complications in life, there is another side to consider. In my case, I kept my house in the USA, rented it out to cover the mortgage, and moved back into it when I returned to the USA. I did this for two reasons. First, all the American expats I talked to where near unanimous in keeping a primary residence in the USA unless you knew for sure you wouldn't be coming back.
And second, properties were appreciating in Houston, such that I could not find an alternative investment (especially after sales and closing costs), that would return the same rate as my house appreciation. And that meant, I'd be coming back to the USA behind the eight ball. My cash nest egg from the sale's appreciation would not have kept up with the increase in the price of homes, meaning that I would end up in a poorer house or having for fork out more cash in order to buy what I left behind.
So certainly, a careful analysis of your circumstances is warranted.