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Taxes when selling a house - how to sell tax-free

If you want to save taxes when selling a house, there are a few things to consider. However, if you make the effort, you can save a lot of money in the end In the following, we therefore explain which taxes may be incurred when you sell your property, when you sell your house tax-free and what the situation is with taxes on rented properties.

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Selling a property tax-free

Would you like to sell your property tax-free? Find out here whether and how this is possible.

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  • 30.01.2026
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How to calculate the property tax in Germany

Every property owner knows it and has to pay it: the property tax. Therefore, even before you buy a property or a plot of land, you should find out how high the tax costs will be in the future. In the following, we show you how to calculate property tax, when you are exempt from paying, and which Payment deadlines exist.

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