The question of which property is a principal residence runs deeper than simply how many thousand pounds can be scooped from the public coffers in so-called "expenses". Jacqui Smith's controversial claim that a room in her sister's flat was her principal residence (allowing her to claim more expenses on her larger family home Redditch) appears to be contradicted by Redditch Council... where she's paying council tax as if it's her main home. We wonder whether she'd thinking ahead... to the Capital Gains Tax sting she may (and should) encounter when she comes to sell her Redditch property?

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