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Have our lodgers left us liable for capital gains tax now we want to sell?

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My girlfriend and I purchased our house in North London eight years ago.  It has four bedrooms and, since owning it, we rented out the other three rooms to friends and lodgers to help pay the mortgage.  We paid £300,000 for the house and have been told by an estate agent we could potentially sell … Read more

Would my estate agent be liable for a burglarly after it left my flat door open?

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My estate agent left my flat door open for six hours while I was out: If I’d been burgled, who would have been liable? An estate agent accidentally left the flat door open after doing an inspection  Luckily, nothing was taken and it was left as it was for 6 hours  However, if something had … Read more