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tonyedgecombe on Dec 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: My failed attempt at using a closet as an office

If you are in the UK then you need to be careful with this. You can end up having to pay capital gains tax when you sell the house.

bombcar on Dec 21, 2023 [–]

It’s actually similar in the USA but quite hard to hit the amount of the exemption.

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