Selling a property
Selling comes down to a fair price, clean papers and the tax on the gain. Read how to price and present the home first, then what the sale costs you in capital gains tax and how the exemptions work.
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- 01 · 6 MIN READ
Selling without a broker
How to price, photograph and present a home so serious buyers call.
- 02 · 10 MIN READ
How to sell a property faster: price, papers and presentation
Most slow sales come down to three things: a price above what comparable homes sold for, documents that are not ready when a buyer's lawyer asks for them, and a listing that does not answer buyers' basic questions. This guide covers each, and how to keep a deal moving once you have an offer.
- 03 · 8 MIN READ
Capital gains tax when you sell a property
How the gain is worked out, the rate that changed in July 2024, and the exemptions that can bring the tax to nil.
- 04 · 9 MIN READ
How to price your flat or house for sale
A good asking price starts from what similar homes actually registered for, checks itself against the circle rate, adjusts honestly for what makes your home different, and leaves sensible room to negotiate. This guide walks through each step and the costs that decide what you take home.
- 05 · 9 MIN READ
Capital gains tax when you sell property: a seller's walkthrough
A step-by-step walkthrough for anyone selling a flat, house or plot: whether the gain is short- or long-term, how it is calculated, how the July 2024 change to indexation affects you, the exemptions that can bring the tax to nil, and how TDS, advance tax and the return fit together.
- 06 · 9 MIN READ
Selling an inherited property: legal heirs, probate, succession and mutation
Before an inherited home can be sold, the heirs must show who inherited it, put the records in their names and agree among themselves who signs. This guide explains the documents, when probate is compulsory, what a succession certificate is really for, how co-heirs and minors are handled, and how the sale is taxed.
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