Capital Gains Tax on personal possessions

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Possessions that are part of a set

If you sell all or part of a set to the same person for less than £6,000, you won’t pay tax.

If you sell parts of a set to different people, you won’t pay tax on each part sold for less than £6,000.

Sets include things like chessmen, books by the same author, matching vases and sets of china.