Expat Status - home in UK not rented

[jinkster]

Is it possible to declare expat status and pay no tax in the UK if I own a property which is not rented and available to live in. I am moving out to Qatar in November and looking at keeping the house available as my Mrs wants to do 2 weeks in Qatar and 2 weeks in the UK. Will I be eligible to pay tax in the UK because of this?

Thanks.

[jinkster]

Thank you for all replies. I have been told about this article in the Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance...

Does this shed any light on my position?