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Originally Posted by premieji
Thanks for your quick reply. We have always submitted UK tax returns and as we are only renting here, thought our main residence was still the UK house we lived in for 10 years before coming out here which we have only rented out for 2.5 years. From what you say, we may as well stay here and bite the bullet - much better climate anyway (ha ha). We will check out what a gestoria in Nerja has to say - thanks for your advice.
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No, afraid that when you have resided here for 180 days your tax residency becomes your main place of residence.
In effect you should have de registered for tax in the UK at that point. The Spanish will still want their tax for the time you have been here, and thats when I say that a good gestoria will be able to help you with sorting it out.
Some Brits have lived here for many many years and still drive UK registered cars (which are illegal and subject to seizure), have never registered as residents and have had a nasty shock eventually
Good luck