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Mortgage Criteria - Graveyard Attached

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rwalkerarn | 10:40 Tue 04th Jun 2013 | Law
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Hi,

My partner and I are looking at converting a disused Church into a family home, however our specialist self build/conversion mortgage broker tells us most banks will refuse to lend money on a property with a graveyard attached. Can anyone tell me why the banks might have this criteria?
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If it is consecrated ground then there is likely to be strict covenants and such attached to it. If it's a public graveyard with remains still buried then that could cause a number of potential issues. The land the church is on may also have restrictions.

When thinking why mortgage lenders have these kinds of criteria, essentially if they end up having to repossess they want to be able to sell the properly quickly for the best price possible without a complicated sale.

If you proceed I'd find an experienced property lawyer, preferably one who has dealt with this kind of land and finance on this kind of land previously.
I've answered it on your other post - basically saying a similar thing to the above (which I hadn't seen).
It really doesn't help double-posting, you know.

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