Human grave in garden of house.

Newbie_John

No longer on the market but I have seen few months back similar situation house for sale:

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/9824778/

it was half the price of any neighbourhood houses.

sheramber

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82014205#Comment_82014205

Coukd he be buried in the part rented from the council?

Albermarle

If you bury a body on your land, it seems that various rules gave to be adhered to, although not very strict ones.

So anybody buying the property would need their conveyancer to check that all was in order.

Know where the bodies are buried... what if the house I'm buying has graves in the garden? - Forsters LLP

Bonniepurple

I’m glad the OP explained that it was a known grave and not an unauthorised burial, solving the mystery of where someone(s) disappeared several years earlier. It has happened-a certain Gloucester bloke had an interesting sideline in disposals…

Mgman1965

From The story, I gather his intentions are that they want to be interred/buried with their pets (they are/were animal rights activists).

Wife has recently died so building grave for her to be interred in.

He intends to be interred with her when the time comes.

Has willed/left the house to an animal rights charity with the intention they will keep the property in perpetuity and use it as a base/offices, leaving the garden undisturbed (I assume he's put a condition in the will they cannot sell or dispose of the property).

lincroft1710

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82015668#Comment_82015668

If local planners refuse PP for office use, what will charity do then? As I suggested in a previous post, it's going to be very difficult to ensure any conditions in a will are adhered to, especially, say in 50 years time. If the charity went ahead and sold the property, what would be the comeback? He would have to have some sort of contingency plan included in the will in case the charity did not comply with the conditions of the bequest

user1977

(I assume he's put a condition in the will they cannot sell or dispose of the property).

Like I said above, you cannot bequeath a property to somebody but also tell them they can never get rid of it*. He could maybe do something like set up a trust to hold the property for his preferred charitable purposes, and those assets are perpetually held in the trust even if the house itself is sold.

In any event it would be daft to do this without first checking with the charity whether they'd even be interested.

• (as with many things about inheritance, people seem to be too influenced by fictional portrayals of dramatic / comedy "will readings" with weird conditions attached)

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82015738#Comment_82015738

He would have to have some sort of contingency plan included in the will in case the charity did not comply with the conditions of the bequest

Perhaps he is planning to very noisily turn in his grave if they sell the house.

Grumpy_chap

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82015883#Comment_82015883

Perhaps like the TV series GHOSTS

clairec666

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82015738#Comment_82015738

Or if the charity went bankrupt and had to sell all their assets?