Just after a quick search online as a total novice, it appears that if I move out of my main residence and rent it out for a period of time, this proportionately reduces my CGT relief on sale, which will only apply to the years when I was actually resident in the property.

Ideally I’d like to keep it and rent it out, but purely from a CGT relief perspective, does anyone have experience of selling their former main residence sooner rather than later in order to get the maximum CGT relief?

Will talk it all through with my accountant, but would be great just to get some feedback from others on what they've done in similar situations.

Many thanks!

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