Lay My Hat

Hi, we are looking to sell our cottage in Whitby , we are in the process of applying for planning permission for 2/3 houses on the garden which I doubt will be granted, but I’ve got to try !

My question is, say we sell the cottage and we have 150k equity , and use it to purchase another house, / apartment etc, within a year to run as a holiday let, will I get taxed on the equity?

We have had the cottage since 2003 but only ran it as a holiday let for around the last 10 years.

I would suggest you speak to an accountant. There is the ability to roll over your capital from one business to another without being liable for capital gains tax at that time. It has to be a holiday let though, not residential let, as you will see in the link below.
However, I would definitely pay an accountant to do this work, both to be sure you are following the guidance correctly for your own circumstances, and for the scrutiny and safety it provides, as seen by HMRC


https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... -defer-cgt

Thank you for your quick reply, I will have a read up, and get in touch with an accountant