How do you go about selling a grave

Mojisola

ohreally wrote: »

That's interesting has I have a lair and decided to look on the councils website...

I wonder if "forever" has a limited time definition.

The rules might be different for Scotland.

missbiggles1

What's a lair?

annandale

It's a burial plot

lewishardwick

Where villans live?!

itsanne

Mojisola wrote: »

The rules might be different for Scotland.

annandale wrote: »

It's a burial plot

From my council (in Scotland):

Can I pass ownership of my lair to another person?

Yes. Lairs can be transferred to someone else, but must be done so via the Council's procedures and in a manner that is legally binding. Lairs cannot be transferred by any other means.


Can I sell an unused lair back to the council?

Yes. The Council may buy back unused lairs at the original purchase price if you have the title deeds. Please note that it is an offence to sell a lair to anyone other than the Council.


Is there a difference between a lair and a grave?

No, a lair is just another name for a grave.


What happens if I or my family have not used a lair that we have bought?

After 100 years, if the lair has not been used or transferred to any other family member, the Council can terminate the Exclusive Right of Burial after appropriate checks and measures have been carried out.

peachyprice

Mojisola wrote: »

A plot isn't bought in perpetuary so there may be nothing to sell.

"​When you buy a grave you purchase the exclusive Rights of Burial in that grave for a set period of time. Should you not renew your lease options, then the exclusive rights of burial will eventually run out. Every 5 years during the duration of the lease the registered owner will be written to and offered the option to extend the length of lease."

I do believe some were way back when, maybe not now though. I know my grandmother's was (the burial one where they put her ashes ) she bought and paid for it when her own mother died and was buried there. When she died, because of the cremation situation there was room for multiple sets of ashes, the remaining plot formed part of her estate and was signed over to my Aunt who recently died. I don't know what is going to happen now, whether it forms part of her estate if there's still room, but I suspect it will be signed over to her twin sister if so.

ThePants999

SevenOfNine wrote: »

You won't be selling the grave but you can, (obviously for a fee), pay the local authority to transfer ownership of the burial rights to someone else (ours charge about £50), whether you would be allowed to actually charge that person additional monies is another matter. There may be small print preventing this

That would be crazy - if you weren't allowed to charge that person, nobody would bother, they'd just leave the plot empty until it lapsed!