Tax on sale of family home after separation

[leonvquinn]

For some reason I can't find any clear info on this online anywhere and after talking to accountants and citizens advice but I would have thought it's a fairly common question!?

I'm separated 7 years and have been renting since then while my ex wife stayed in the family home. The divorce is currently going through court but it's amicable. We share custody of the kids 50/50.

We're planning on either:

1. Selling the house and splitting the proceeds in half..

Or

2. Having her new partner buy out my half.

There's no mortgage on the house. I bought it in 2011 for cash with the proceeds of my inheritance.

I simply wanted to know if either of us will have to pay tax on the sale and if so how much is it likely to be?

 

[Brendan Burgess]

I am not a tax specialist, but this happens all the time.

As it was her PPR for the whole period of ownership, there will be no CGT.

 

[Brendan Burgess]

2. Having her new partner buy out my half.

Make sure that if this is the plan, that it is rock solid and that if they can't get a mortgage to buy out your half, that the house is sold.

 

[ClubMan]

Any use?

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[leonvquinn]

Any use?

Possibly, thank you!

 

[leonvquinn]

I am not a tax specialist, but this happens all the time.

As it was her PPR for the whole period of ownership, there will be no CGT.

Thank you. You say "her" PPR but it wasn't mine as I've been renting? Will that complicate things?

Also, will the difference in value of the house between when I bought it and when it's sold be an issue I wonder?

 

[AAAContributor]

I bought it in 2011 for cash with the proceeds of my inheritance.

will the difference in value of the house between when I bought it and when it's sold be an issue

Can you confirm the party or parties that are currently on the property title? The use of "I" suggests the asset is in your name only.

I simply wanted to know if either of us will have to pay tax on the sale and if so how much is it likely to be?

Can you confirm the approximate capital gain on the property (i.e. difference between the 2024 market value and the 2011 purchase price)?

 

[Flybytheseat]

All of the above are irrelevant. It's a simple transfer of assets (in this case a family home) between spouses in a divorce so no tax or CGT implications. You give her full ownership of the house, she gives you other assets worth half the value of the house. End of story. No tax due by either.