You might not realise it, but you could soon owe a church money for its repairs thanks to a medieval law that’s still enforced today: chancel repair liability. Chancel repair liability is the ...

Part of the church was closed off in the early 1970s and was only accessible from the outside Part of a church that was closed for 40 years due to a leaking roof is to reopen. The chancel and ...

Mrs Wallbank's father bought Glebe Farm at auction in 1970 (a year when the average house price was £4,950) for the sum of £41,500. The sale documents do include a clear reference to the chancel ...

The Law Commission is planning to take one burden off conveyancers’ shoulders by removing doubts about chancel repair ...

The medieval law, Chancel Repair Liability, means that owners like Helen Bailey can be liable for repair of their local Anglican church if built before 1536.

A MAN and wife who found themselves bound by medieval canon law to repair the chancel of a 13th century village church have escaped a bill of £95,000 thanks to the Human Rights Act. Andrew and ...

AN appeal has been made for the return of masonry taken from a historic Teesside church being rebuilt at a North-East tourist attraction.

It's been standing in Liverpool for centuries and is now believed to be the city’s only remaining medieval church. All Saints’ Church, in Childwall, is recorded in the National Heritage List ...

The chancel and vestry of St Mary's Church, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, ... The renovated medieval chancel and Victorian vestry now offer space that can be used for meetings, ...

AN appeal has been made for the return of masonry taken from a historic Teesside church being rebuilt at a North-East tourist attraction. Work has started at Beamish Museum on rebuilding St Helen ...

The renovated medieval chancel and Victorian vestry now offer space that can be used for meetings, children's groups and the community. Image source, Mike Gibbons. Image caption, ...