Contracting with no home address in the UK feasible ?

**northernladuk** · 23 July 2018, 05:52

Why not just go brolly?

**MrButton** · 23 July 2018, 06:54

Originally posted by gasca View Post

I do have a perm address in another country, but it is not a country I want to mention

Odd.

**Lance** · 23 July 2018, 08:23

legally there's no problem at all which some pretty basic research would have told you........

https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-f...ny-secretaries

Whether you'd pass screening for most UK clients is likely the issue. You'll never get SC clearance for a start (requirement to be living in the UK). Most financial organisations won't touch you either.

And if you tell any organisation you won't disclose the country you do live then they also won;t touch you.
And living in a caravan will also fail most screening checks.

Other than that you're fine. Skint, and not-working, but fine.

**Maslins** · 23 July 2018, 09:12

I think Lance nails it.

The world isn't really properly ready for digital nomads yet. So many checks on people revolve around their home address. Eg even you getting an accountant will be tricky without a home address they can verify.

**gasca** · 23 July 2018, 12:39

Thanks for the replies everyone. OK, no address is a not a viable opiton. Suppose I do get a proper UK address at the time of getting a new contract. Would a long gap in address history likely be an issue? When I was screened for a bank they asked for "passport with stamps" to cover such gaps should I have them. But I have had a perm address all the time so never I found out more.

BTW, the country in which I have an address I could use is Russia. If I go back and forth especially after living in the UK for so log it may sound some people's alarm bells, I suspect. Or am I worrying too much?

**northernladuk** · 23 July 2018, 12:42

It's going to be a big problem for anything that requires background checks. It's onurus enough just proving what you were doing between contracts let alone not even residing in the country. They may not be able to complete their reference and credit checks. How much effort will they go to before they say no thanks? Who knows.

**northernladuk** · 23 July 2018, 12:45

How feasible is it just pop up and do 3 to 6 months and then disappear? It's going to be hard enough getting that past an agents first scan let alone all the extra stuff. Do you do something niche or is it a fairly run of the mill skill. Why would an agent pick you with a very chequered history compared to an onshore resource that has end to end gigs (and is possibly local)?

**gasca** · 23 July 2018, 13:33

I've a rare key skill, but the demand for it is falling and I would rather do something more "run of the mill". I keep hearing of people doing the "3-6 months pop up" thing on regular basis. If it means spending a lot of time looking, lower rates, odd locations - I am happy with all that.

The main reason I want it in this way is that I have a research and start-up project in my line of work that I'm concentrating on. It will be a few years before it starts pulling in a steady income and even then it may not be a lot, so I want to keep the contracting option open. Proving what I've been doing between contracts shouldn't be a big issue because my project is software, mostly open and web-based.

Still too much to hope for?

**Lance** · 23 July 2018, 13:36

Originally posted by gasca View Post

Still too much to hope for?

who knows?
Your situation is unique. You've had some good suggestions. Only way to find out is to try it.

What more do you want?

Contracting with no home address in the UK feasible ?