Will my heirs pay capital gains tax if I sell my home?

By Noel Whittaker
Updated October 7 2017 - 9:43am, first published September 18 2017 - 12:43pm

I am 76 and my main asset is the family home. In the future, I will need to move to a smaller dwelling. If I sell the family home before buying a smaller dwelling (in order to avoid undue pressure to sell under a reasonable figure) there may be a short period of time when I have no principal place of residence exempt from capital gains tax.

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