Spanish capital gains tax

I think you need to sell in one year I.e before December 31st 2021 and become residents in 2022 to avoid cgt

If you own property in Spain you must file an annual non-resident income tax return including cgt.

Sorry but does this mean we have to pay CGT even if we do not have Spanish residency

if you are not tax resident in Spain the year you sell your UK home then you shouldn't have to pay CGT in Spain.

its important you spend less than 183 days in spain that tax year.

The Spanish tax year runs from jan 1st to dec 31st and you pay a year in arrears.

There are some threads on here which cover the subject if you can get the search function to work for you :)

Capital Gains Tax After Brexit

Useful thread

If you sell your property anytime before your residency application you will pay no CGT. 

There is a specific time allowed to sell following application and acceptance of residency, a call to a good Spanish tax adviser will give you the exact times allowed.

The fact you have owned a property here makes no difference to your CGT obligations, as you are a non resident. 

Contact a good recommended tax advisor for exact advice. 

Thanks so much everyone for your help, you have all been very helpful and I feel much happier after your replies

We are selling our house in uk at end of jan 2022 and during the year will apply for residency. We will be leaving the money from our house sale in uk for at least 1 year…would we have to capital gains tax on the house sale in uk

If you are granted Residency between Jan and end June '22 you will be tax-Resident in Spain as at 1/1/22. You will be liable for CGT in Spain (you will declare and reconcile tax in '23).

If you can defer your grant of Residency (TIE) until July, you won't be tax-Resident in Span until 1/1/23 (and you will reconcile in '24). In this case, you will not be liable for CGT in Spain.