Had a big bill in today from my managing agents. I am now being charged Non-Residents Landlord Tax @ 22% on my UK rental property.

Has anyone else had any dealings with this? I know that management agents have to do this as I've been out of the country for more than six months and this is my "Place of abode" as defined by the Inland Rev... and obviously I declared my income from the flat when we were in the UK - but I could put "expenses" against it in our returns (i.e. repairs, maintenance, new bathroom etc) which usually meant I ended up paying v. little tax on that income stream - can't see a way of doing that with the Non-Res Landlord tax :?

Any help/advice/experiences gratefully received.

Could really have done without receiving a big bill like that on a Friday