{"id":6510,"date":"2014-01-15T14:05:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=6510"},"modified":"2014-01-15T14:05:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T13:05:33","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-reasonably-priced-town-house-on-the-market-but-youll-have-to-live-with-its-previous-occupants-in-the-garden-six-feet-under","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=6510","title":{"rendered":"In case you missed it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. Reasonably priced town house on the market, but you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to live with its previous occupants in the garden\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.six feet under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Teddington, South-West London there appears to be a normal family home<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> for sale. The four bedroom house is set in a pleasant suburb and is close to good schools. It is on the market for \u00c2\u00a3650,000, very reasonable for a four bedroom town house in a popular area of the capital.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is just one slight hitch; the last occupants of the property are buried in the back garden.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curchods, the estate agents selling the property, diplomatically quote the following on the property description:\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe rear garden measures approximately 50ft in depth and has significant width. It is important to note that the previous owners\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 last wishes were to be buried in this garden, which is where both currently rest.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The late couple were both illustrators who lived in the property for most of their married lives together. Unfortunately, the wife passed away two years ago and was buried in the garden by her husband, who then passed away in February last year and joined her.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New owners who would want to remove the couple from the garden must seek permission from the next of kin and then pay an estimated \u00c2\u00a37,000 to have them exhumed (not to mention the cost of the Ghost Busters, should the previous occupants decide to stick around\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6).\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to The Ministry of Justice guidelines on this surprisingly common occurrence, a landowner can potentially apply for a licence to exhume a body <i>without<\/i> the consent of the next of kin. Information is available on their document<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/downloads\/burials-and-coroners\/exhuming-human-remains-faq.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For those considering this as an option for their own death wishes, there is no actual law preventing homeowners from being buried on their own property, and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need planning permission. The only rules to follow are that garden graves must be at least 100ft from any running or standing water and 160ft from any drinking water sources. They must also be deep enough to prevent animals from digging them up and you would need to complete an authorisation form so that the burial site is recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Surprisingly, the majority of potential buyers do not seem to have a problem with this. Some commentators have even remarked that it must have been a very happy home for the late owners, so would happily live there to.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Philip Topham, a bricklayer, 56, buried his partner of 18 years, Catherine, in his garden last year. The couple who lived in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nottinghamsurveyors.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Colwick<\/span><\/a>, Nottinghamshire, had married a few weeks before she passed away from cancer. Mr Topham said he told his wife about the plans before she passed away and she was content with them. He added that he did not care whether it would devalue the property, as \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcshe is worth a million\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A nice option for those besotted by their family homes then, but it remains to be seen whether this particularly unique addition to the Estate Agents\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 details will delay a sale or reduce the price gained.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking to purchase a property and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want any hidden surprises, contact your Local Chartered Surveyor at<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/\">www.propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>13\/01\/2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 CW \/ SJ \/ LCB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Teddington, South-West London there appears to be a normal family home for sale. 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