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What personal possessions (chattels) you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on, how to work out your gain

• What you pay it on

  You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you make a profit (‘gain’) when…

• Work out your gain

  Your gain is usually the difference between what you paid for your…

• Possessions with a limited lifespan

  You do not have to pay Capital Gains Tax on personal possessions with a…

• Possessions that are part of a set

  If you sell all or part of a set to the same person for less than £6,000,…

How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage

Guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in England.

• Updated: 8 April 2025

Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.

• Updated: 13 May 2021

• Updated: 8 April 2025

This collection brings together all documents relating to forecast scenarios for UK mortgage arrears and possessions.

• Updated: 13 November 2014

Forms to apply for or defend a property possession claim in England or Wales.

• Updated: 15 December 2022

The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs

• Updated: 8 April 2025

The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.