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church liability

Dan-Dan
Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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Hi

My solicitor has asked us to complete an overiding interests form , on it it says is there liability for repairs to any local church

We sent them the complete house deeds when we instructed , and assuming there isnt something in there regards it (would hope not as they would have had the answer already ?) how would we find this out for sure?

We dont think there is , have no idea really to be honest , how would we find out for sure?
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

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  • dumpallhere
    dumpallhere Posts: 272 Forumite
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    Chancel search?
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    You're selling, right?

    Don't ask the church! They might just turn round and say yes!

    Just put: "Not so far as is known"
  • Jenny.W
    Jenny.W Posts: 164 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Hi

    My solicitor has asked us to complete an overiding interests form , on it it says is there liability for repairs to any local church

    We sent them the complete house deeds when we instructed , and assuming there isnt something in there regards it (would hope not as they would have had the answer already ?) how would we find this out for sure?

    We dont think there is , have no idea really to be honest , how would we find out for sure?

    if you don't know, then you don't know....that's what I would put. I wouldn't go looking for problems
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    thanks all , yes , selling , so wont be paying for a search
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    You're selling, right?

    Don't ask the church! They might just turn round and say yes!

    Just put: "Not so far as is known"


    It is a list of about 25 `overriding interests` where its tick if applicable , so i guess leave it blank...?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • ValHaller
    ValHaller Posts: 5,212 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    It is a list of about 25 `overriding interests` where its tick if applicable , so i guess leave it blank...?
    No! Tick 'No'. Add your rider to all the overriding intersts and be done with it.
    You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    ValHaller wrote: »
    No! Tick 'No'. Add your rider to all the overriding intersts and be done with it.


    Hi Val

    What i meant was , there is no `no `box to tick ?
    seems if none apply then to leave blank ?

    has a table format , with the over ridign interests down one side , like Rights of Way , Drainage rights , liability to repair the chancel of the church , then the column next to it says tick IF APPLICABLE , then the last column says documentary evidence...
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
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    Isn't this something the purchasers solicitors would check anyway? I'm sure when I bought the property I now live in last year, my solicitor warned me about church repair liability on the surrounding land & advised me to take out insurance against it as my vendors flatly refused to.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    probably , i guess my solicitors are just closing every possible problem avenue?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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