Chancel-repair-liability

[ippy]

Another one of the many privileges of the C of E, it's not only just passing around the plate during a Sunday service, they've so many ways of getting their hands on our money so that they can use it to self perpetuate, that's one of the main reasons they don't like secularism because we keep on highlighting where they get their money from and in the end we're potentially hitting them in their pockets.

Try this link:

https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2018/05/nss-reiterates-call-for-abolition-of-chancel-repair-liability

Regards ippy

[Steve H]

Your punctuational ability leaves much to be desired.

[Rhiannon]

This is a consequence of the way in which the CofE is financially liable for the maintenance of its historic buildings, which are nothing but money pits. A few years ago they realised that they could use old charges in order to fund repairs that hey couldn’t otherwise meet. That they couldn’t foresee the consequences to individuals, communities and the damage to their reputation just indicates how wedded to these buildings above people some of the parochial church councils are.

It’s possible to get round it by taking out an inexpensive chancel repair liability insurance policy, provided it’s done before any charge is asked for. I believe that church policy has changed a lot on this anyway because they realised that it was hurting people.

The alternative to expecting the CofE to repair and maintain buildings for which it doesn’t have the money (each parish is responsible for its own buildings, there isn’t a central pot) is for all listed churches to be brought into state ownership. The bulk of the repair and maintenance costs will be met by taxpayers anyway.

[Robbie]

Your punctuational ability leaves much to be desired.

Ippy is dyslexic, something he has shared with us. Please make allowances, he doesn't do that badly, Steven & we can read what he says easily enough.You probably didn't know but you do now & for on.

[ippy]

Your punctuational ability leaves much to be desired.

I'm unable to spell or punctuate, other than guesswork, this will not be altering.

Regards ippy 

[ippy]

This is a consequence of the way in which the CofE is financially liable for the maintenance of its historic buildings, which are nothing but money pits. A few years ago they realised that they could use old charges in order to fund repairs that hey couldn’t otherwise meet. That they couldn’t foresee the consequences to individuals, communities and the damage to their reputation just indicates how wedded to these buildings above people some of the parochial church councils are.

It’s possible to get round it by taking out an inexpensive chancel repair liability insurance policy, provided it’s done before any charge is asked for. I believe that church policy has changed a lot on this anyway because they realised that it was hurting people.

The alternative to expecting the CofE to repair and maintain buildings for which it doesn’t have the money (each parish is responsible for its own buildings, there isn’t a central pot) is for all listed churches to be brought into state ownership. The bulk of the repair and maintenance costs will be met by taxpayers anyway.

It's not the cost it's the principle, why should this system exist in the first place to make it necessary to take out insurance, even if it were only £1 a year?

I'm a great fan of these buildings and they are a significant part of our history, I'd love to but can't argue with taxpayers forking out money on some of these undoubtedly beautiful buildings.

Regards ippy

[Walter]

when I sold my house to fund this trip I got a bill of 180 quid from the parish . I refused to pay it , my solicitor had forgotten to mention it to me earlier so I classed it as his error and told him to pay it . Reluctantly he did .

OUTRAGEOUS