Sell the old after buying the new?

Attica

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I retired recently and would like to buy cottage in the country for self and cats to move to. Can afford 70k-80k with lump sum and savings. If I sell my own house in West Dublin some months after buying cottage, am I subject to CGT? The house is worth around 78k and I don't want to try selling it beforehand as it is difficult to move semi-ferals once, not to mind twice (if renting in meantime).

Is there a time limit to the notion of principal private dwellling, in other words?
 
There was an exemption for 12 months overlapping ownership, provided that the original property wasn't rented out when I last looked at this. Have a look on the Revenue site to confirm.

Best of luck with the moggies!
 
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