Adjustment of Long term capital gains on property sale

 Last year I constructed a house (land is on my wife's name) by taking joint homeloan for which only I am paying emi. Construction was completed 6 months ago. Now, in the next month I am going to sell my other house which was constructed 15 years ago. So, is it allowed to adjust LTCG against home loan cited above?

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This discussion explores whether Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) from selling an older property can be offset against a joint home loan taken for a newly constructed house. The key issue is ownership: tax benefits for a home loan generally require joint ownership of the property and a jointly obtained loan. The original poster is the sole EMI payer but not a co-owner of the new property, raising questions about eligibility for tax adjustments.

To claim the tax benefits for a home loan, you must be a joint owner in the property and the loan should have taken jointly.

In your case, you are not a joint owner of the property.

If your wife had paid the loan, she would have been able to take advantage of it besides the other property also belongs to her.

Thank you very much sir. To be eligible, Is it permitted to add myself as joint owner for the property now? Home loan is taken jointly with my wife.

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