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Human grave in garden of house.
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Yes I guess most of us reading the OP, probably have a vision of a typical suburban garden with a mausoleum taking up 25% of it. When in fact as you say they may actually have a huge plot.
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Even so, MGman, not sure it would bother me if I lived there if it was part of a large plot. If it's a house in the middle of a new housing estate, probably would be a bit off putting of course. We often forget how the other half live.
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Might be a different story if he was ok with a pond and a bag for life…
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I suspect it is not possible to place all those restrictions on the house. Certainly not one that prevents its sale. It would likely be classed as undue restraint and not be enforceable. The wife could likely remain there, but not the mausoleum.
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Funny things, mausoleums. Notoriously prone to collapsing in high winds just shortly after, say, the property has changed hands…
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Unless he has appointed someone to make sure that covenant/restriction re the graves is enforced, it would be a pointless exercise. How often would that person have to check the mausoleum was still in situ?
If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales2 -
If I was purchasing said house I would have to see if our dogs were affected as they like some church graveyards and others they have a very strange reaction to. True story tested over many villages and towns and many a graveyard.
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Given what the 'gardens' on most new builds are like, you'd probably have to be buried upright!
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I suspect this Mausoleum is probably bigger than a new build house, at least in terms of footprint.
My mind initially went to a fairly normal suburban garden at first too though which is quite the image.0 -
Problem with covenants is you need someone to enforce them. If he’s dead, it’s likely no one else will care.
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