Chancel Repair Liability Insurance

henpecked1

so you get shafted as an alter boy and then 20 years late when you sell your village home the church shafts you again.

jmt

I am in the process of buying a property and two problems requiring insurance have come up - 1, chancel and 2, environmental report.

I have asked the vendors to pay for both, my solicitor has advised that 1, will cost about £100 and 2, will cost £250 - £300.

If my vendors will not pay, I think I shall walk away as they need to sell and I don't need to buy.

neverdespairgirl

RufusFrog wrote: »

And another thing. Why do you need the expensive second survey? If the property is in such a parish why can't you just write to the parish office, (quoting Freedom of Information Act), and ask them to send a map showing exactly where the qualifying property is situated?

Also has anyone tried the 'You can't get me, I'm a nonconformist/athiest/Jew etc. defence?'

No. It's not a religious obligations, it's one attached to land. So the age of the house isn't the relevant factor, nor is one's own religion.

timmyt

jmt wrote: »

I am in the process of buying a property and two problems requiring insurance have come up - 1, chancel and 2, environmental report.

I have asked the vendors to pay for both, my solicitor has advised that 1, will cost about £100 and 2, will cost £250 - £300.

If my vendors will not pay, I think I shall walk away as they need to sell and I don't need to buy.

only postcode 'can't say for sure that it has liability' searches so usually buyer pays as not conclusive