Why the Church Next Door Could Cost You ; P Asktheteamexpert with Derek Abbott, Frics, Chartered Surveyor and Partner Hollier Browne, Part of Team, an Independent Group of Estate Agents Throughout the Country

Birmingham Mail › November 25, 2009

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QI live near my local church.

Does that mean I'm liable for chancel repairs? A If you had asked me this question a few years ago, I would probably have told you not to worry. Recently, however, a widely-publicised test case has seen a Warwickshire couple forced to auction their home to meet a chancel repair bill of almost pounds 190,000.

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Why the Church Next Door Could Cost You ; P Asktheteamexpert with Derek Abbott, Frics, Chartered Surveyor and Partner Hollier Browne, Part of Team, an Independent Group of Estate Agents Throughout the Country

So what's all the fuss about? Basically, chancel repair liability is a hangover from medieval t...

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