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Capital gain / Holiday Home / Care Home Costs

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A mixed question but ....

My wife and I own a second home in joint names - holiday home available for letting.
My mother in law owns her own house and has a large amount in savings.
Could we sell a 1/3 share in the house to the mother in law, incur a capital gain on the 1/6 value my wife and I receive in the current tax year, and reduce the savings in the mother in laws account whch would be taken into account should she move into care?

Advice / thoughts appreciated.

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  • RayWolfe
    RayWolfe Posts: 3,045 Forumite
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    So, your M-I-L "owns her own house and has a large amount in savings" but wants me to pay for her care, should she need it.
    I bet you think that people claiming benefits should be strung up as well.
    God preserve us all!
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