Chancel Repair Liability by James Derriman
The owner of any property, however small, in England or Wales, can be liable in certain circumstances to pay for repairs to the chancel of a medieval parish church in his locality. Until a recent case decided in the House of Lords led to a farmer and his wife being called on to pay a £95,000 bill, many property owners, conveyancers and parochial church councils had ignored this apparently remote corner of the law. Now, especially as a result of the Land Registration Act 2002, chancel repair liability has become a live issue. The need for searches to establish whether any particular land may be affected is increasingly recognised. This book — the first of its kind — provides practical information on how to make these searches. It does not set out to be a legal textbook, but to enable lawyers, laymen and churchmen to understand the background and sources of information available so that they can discover so far as is possible when, and to what extent, liability may exist. A Foreword by Dr R Sturt, Diocesan Registrar of Canterbury, endorses its value not only for people who plan to do their own research, but as a mine of information for professionals, parochial church councils and amateur historians
James Derriman was for 23 years a part-time independent researcher at the National Archives, Kew, latterly specialising in chancel repair liability. After war service at sea he was called to the Bar, before becoming a public relations consultant, advising companies and merchant banks.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781898029847 |
| ISBN 10 | 1898029849 |
| Title | Chancel Repair Liability |
| Author | James Derriman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 91 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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