{"id":1220,"date":"2021-07-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"im-22095"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cgt-on-second-property-sales-30-day-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ep-accountants.co.uk\/cgt-on-second-property-sales-30-day-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"CGT on second property sales \u2013 30 day rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reporting and payment date for UK residents that sell a residential property changed with effect from 6 April 2020. This change means that any CGT due on the sale of a residential property now needs to be reported and a payment on account of any CGT due made within 30 days of the completion of the transaction.<\/p>\n

In practice, this change only applies to the sale of a residential property that does not qualify for Private Residence Relief (PRR). The PRR relief applies to qualifying residential property used wholly as a main family residence. <\/p>\n

HMRC has listed the following types of property sales that are affected:<\/p>\n