Managing CGT from House Sale

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Hi All,
I wanted to check what is the best way of managing the CGT tax from the sale of a rental house. I have a share of it and I thought the best way to manage this was through my accountant. I got a quote from an accountant which is 0.75% of the final sale price of the property plus tax. This seems a little high which leads me to two questions:
1. Is my best course of action to employ an accountancy firm to manage the tax side and if not what is the best course?
2. If an accountancy firm is the best course, what prices should I expect, or is what was quoted above normal?
I wanted to check what is the best way of managing the CGT tax from the sale of a rental house. I have a share of it and I thought the best way to manage this was through my accountant. I got a quote from an accountant which is 0.75% of the final sale price of the property plus tax. This seems a little high which leads me to two questions:
1. Is my best course of action to employ an accountancy firm to manage the tax side and if not what is the best course?
2. If an accountancy firm is the best course, what prices should I expect, or is what was quoted above normal?
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Before that we/I even managed to to transfer the apartment that came with a service charge/lease etc.
We had a valuation in written form, price we paid, expenses/etc and as there was no mortgage on it - it was straightforward. Btw, I did ring HMRC re one query to put my mind at rest, but it was relatively easy - never enquired what we would need to pat someone else for that but I guess at least 2k on the apartment in London .
Deduct costs
You can deduct costs of buying, selling or improving your property from your gain. These include:
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I also replaced the old outdated bathroom twice during the 12 years we have had the property, again the accountant said this was not an improvement.
The electrics were also upgraded which also does not count.
The above were things I thought did count therefore at least the accountant has shown my own shortfalls.
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/capital-gains-manual/cg15180 et seq
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/property-income-manual/pim2030
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