I love the arcane stuff that gets dragged up when buying a house: the latest is Chancel repairs. Whilst doing the searches our solicitor has identified that we might be liable for repairs on the parish church because it (the church, not the house - that's from 1700-and-something) was built before 1536. £100 to check the National Archives to see if we could be liable, or £20 for an indemnity.
I love the arcane stuff that gets dragged up when buying a house: the latest is Chancel repairs. Whilst doing the searches our solicitor has identified that we might be liable for repairs on the parish church because it (the church, not the house - that's from 1700-and-something) was built before 1536. £100 to check the National Archives to see if we could be liable, or £20 for an indemnity.