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Sorry just a boring general question. When you have paid off your mortgage and then when your getting a bit older and the kids have finally moved out etc, and you decide to move to a smaller property, are you liable for capital gains tax if your new property cost less than your new one. I'm just wondering because I currently do not have a private pension and was wondering whether I would be able to put the difference towards one. Any suggestions guys?

nuttymum Mon 21/07/08 13:26

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dzug
Mon 21/07/08
13:31

You are not liable for CGT when you sell your principal private residence.

What you do with the money is up to you - it's still tax free even if you don't buy another house

dasherman
Mon 21/07/08
13:59

When you sell the house the money you have left over is not taxable as CGT but you may have to pay tax in other ways depending on where you chose to put it.

If you put it into a pension you actually get tax relief off the taxman,which is free money. But you will have to pay tax on your pension when you draw it in the same way as you pay tax as an employee. You can pay 100% of your earnings into your pension per year,so you can't necessarily put it all in a pension in one go.

If you put it into a savings account you will have to pay tax on the interest assuming you are a taxpayer.

nuttymum
Mon 21/07/08
16:00

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Thanks dz and dash. Its definitely a general question regarding the future because I've still got to finish paying the mortgage off yet! Does anyone know if the same applies to a fully paid endowment policy not used to pay off a mortgage, or would I have to pay income tax on that?

dasherman
Mon 21/07/08
17:20

If you continue paying until maturity then you don't have to pay tax,but if you surrender it,sell it or make it paid up then you might have to.
This might help:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_ lunch/3142682.stm

Scroll down about 2/3 of the way down the page to get to the bits that apply to you.

nuttymum
Mon 21/07/08
18:56

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again, ta v much dash, v helpful, whos your mortgage with? ha ha pick ur brains

dasherman
Mon 21/07/08
19:02

No mortgage now,I'm in the lucky position of owning my house outright.

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