Can somebody explain this to me? Are they saying that if you own a property that use to be a church during the Reformation, you have to pay insurance to the local church currently? Even if it’s not on your property? I’m really confused…
“Potentially, there are 5,200 churches in England and Wales which are believed to benefit from the law regarding chancel repairs.
All are churches that existed at the time of the Reformation. As part of the deal, the owners of the land sold by the King were placed under a liability to pay for the upkeep of the church’s chancel. Responsibility for the nave, by contrast, lies with the congregation.
If you own a property you can be forced to pay to help towards the cost of your local church. I’ve heard this happen to a few people, its in the contract when you buy the land but most churches don’t enforce it because obviously it’s unfair