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JAMES FRYER ILLUSTRATION: UK PROPERTY AND THE LAW

November 9, 2016

James Fryer illustrates a regular weekly feature for the Financial Times newspaper about UK property and some of the more unusual laws associated with homeownership. For example, treasure dug up in your own garden actually belongs to The Crown, thank-you-very-much:

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You could be at risk of getting an almighty bill from the local church if your property is in an area subject to “Chancel Repair Liability”:

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 You could get slapped with an “Antisocial Behaviour Order” if you fail to control the highly invasive Japanese knotweed you may have growing on your land:

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