Paul Butler - Planning on Purpose

Should I Sell My Investments Before Returning to the UK?

Sometimes selling before the move is sensible. Sometimes it creates the problem you were trying to avoid.

The account may stay the same. The rules around it may not.

Dubai may not tax the gain. A return to the UK can still bring it back into charge.

The move date matters—but it does not automatically become the tax split date.

A calm, practical guide to tax residence, investments, pensions, banking and estate planning before you return.

Why the answer is not simply your arrival date—or the 183-day rule.

Not an age — a figure. Here’s how to work yours out in five minutes flat.

Only after the life plan and the numbers does it make sense to talk solutions.

Once we know what’s coming, we attach numbers. Inflation-adjusted, jurisdiction-aware.

The first conversation has nothing to do with money. It’s about flashpoints on a timeline.