9th June 2026
Capital Gains Tax soars as more property sellers drawn in
There’s been a huge rise in the government’s income from Capital Gains Tax (CGT). New figures from HM Revenue and Customs shows CGT) receipts collected just under £24.3 billion in tax year 2025/26 – up 77% compared to the previous tax year. An analysis by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown shows that looking back a decade to 2015/16, and CGT receipts...
