Will I pay tax when I sell my house?

Selling a house is complicated enough but if capital gains tax is owed then the process can become much trickier and more expensive.

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While buyers will need to think about stamp duty costs, some people selling a house may also need to pay tax.
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While buyers will need to consider any stamp duty costs when purchasing a property, sellers may wonder whether they need to pay tax when putting their home on the market.

We look at whether you need to pay tax when selling a house.

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Laura Miller

Laura Miller is an experienced financial and business journalist. Formerly on staff at the Daily Telegraph, her freelance work now appears in the money pages of all the national newspapers. She endeavours to make money issues easy to understand for everyone, and to do justice to the people who regularly trust her to tell their stories. She lives by the sea in Aberystwyth. You can find her tweeting @thatlaurawrites