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A comment on Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax. Parent comment

Re:Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax by michaelt on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @05:43AM (#27274830)
Not if you brought the land since 2013: If the church hasn't registered the chancel repair liability in the land's title register, there's no liability. And very few churches registered, judging it a pretty big middle finger to your congregation.

Of course, there are plenty of scammers happy to charge you £50 for insurance against an impossibility...

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Re:Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax by londons_explore on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:39AM (#27278264)
> Of course, there are plenty of scammers happy to charge you £50 for insurance against an impossibility...

Charging money for insurance against an event that is impossible is, i believe, a criminal offence in the UK.

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