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I am about to sell my one and only house worth £130 k. I

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I am about to sell my one and only house worth £130 k . I have worked away for 3.5 years and rented my house out so I believe I have to pay capital gains tax? My teachers pension is taxed at the basic rate. Am I correct in expecting to pay tax on my gain of £70 K at a rate of 18%
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Customer: The house is being sold in the North West of England
Submitted: 19 days ago.
Category: Property Law
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Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.
Hello, I hope you are well. My name is***** am a solicitor advocate and  I will be assisting you with your question today. I am very sorry to hear of the problem you are experiencing and I will do my best to help you with this matter. 

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Customer: replied 19 days ago.
Just to add I lived in my house for 15 years before moving away and did not buy it to make money out of
Customer: replied 19 days ago.
I just need a simple answer for now thanks. I can always speak on phone another day if necessary
Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.

If the property was not your main residence for the last two years CGT would be payable.

As a standard rate taxpayer that would indeed be the 18% rate.

You can of course deduct your annual CGT allowance which is £12,300 before calculating the gain.

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Customer: replied 19 days ago.
My tax allowance is used up by my pension. I still pay tax after the allowance of course but is CGT different from my ordinary tax allowance?
Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.

Yes, CGT is a separate personal allowance for capital gains (in addition to your personal allowance for income)

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Customer: replied 19 days ago.
Thank you soooo much. Do I get any relief for Mortgage interest, improvements etc?
Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.

Sorry I cannot help with mortgage relive matters

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Customer: replied 19 days ago.
O.K Thank you
Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.

I belief you can , the link here may help.

https://www.gov.uk/tax-sell-home/work-out-your-gain

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Customer: replied 19 days ago.
Thank you!
Expert:  james bruce replied 19 days ago.

your welcome.

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