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Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief
You do not pay Capital Gains Tax when you sell (or ‘dispose of’) your home…
You may need to pay tax when you sell your home if you do not qualify for…
You may get less Private Residence Relief if you live away from your home.…
If you nominate a property as your main home you qualify for relief for…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you’ve let out your home to a…
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Selling a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take…
If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…
You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…
A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…
Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…
After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
A new consultation for a development corporation in Greater Cambridge has been launched today.
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Making thank you payments to sponsors/hosts, including across different councils. Also checking if guests are paying rent to sponsors/hosts, and what to do if they are.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Find out about a scheme used by individual landlords to avoid paying tax on their property income and reduce Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
Provides further detail on First Homes and their implementation.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
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