RE: CGT vs ISA vs Good news RNS19 Mar 2021 07:49
Ask your broker for a Bed and ISA - they sell the shares from your dealing account and rebuy them in your ISA . You'll lose a few shares, due to the spread at the time, stamp duty and fees, but that'll keep your shares out of the market for the least time.
Even with a Bed and ISA, if your dealing shares have increased in value a lot, you will still be liable for any CGT when they are sold. So, if this amount will be over your CGT allowance for next year, maybe you could sell some at the end of March, rebuying in the ISA in April, and Bed and ISA the rest in April - splitting the CGT between two years. Then you don't have all of your shares sitting out of the market.