As a UK property seller living abroad am I liable for ‘sneaky stealth taxes’ such as CGT?

UK property sellers living abroad have a choice of how the tax is calculated, the rules of which are quite technical so you should seriously consider instructing an expert tax adviser. Photograph: William Barton/Alamy

Q If you sell your main home which you have let while yourself renting another place or places to live are you exempt from [capital gains tax] CGT? All the pieces I’ve read, including the HMRC websites assume you must otherwise own or share a partner’s owned property.

Surely no CGT is due on the sole home property if you are yourself renting?