On 15 July 2025, the Law Commission published its Consultation on Chancel repair liability and registration. The Law Commission is consulting on reforms to the law governing land registration and chancel repair liability. This post is an Index of L&RUK posts in this area.

Chancel Repair Liability – Law Commission Consultation, the Law Commission is consulting on reforms to the law governing land registration and chancel repair liability. (21 July 2025).

Law Commission Review: 13th Programme of Law Reform (15 December 2017).

Manorial rights: Justice Committee report (22 January 2015).

Why reform Chancel Repair Liability? As regular readers will be aware, chancel repair liability remains a controversial issue. In the following guest post, Michael Hall argues for its final abolition. Michael is a solicitor with experience of chancel repair liability. (17 June 2015).

House of Lords debates chancel repair liability On 15 January 2015, the House of Lords held a short debate in Grand Committee on chancel repair liability, initiated by Lord Avebury’s question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to abolish the liability of private householders and others for chancel repairs. (19 January 2015).

Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund: some legal issues (10 December 2014).

Church building repairs: legal considerations, (1 September 2014).

Manorial Rights, Chancel Repair Liability and Fracking (30 July 2014).

Chancel Repair Liability – Revision Notes (2 January 2014).

Chancel Repair Liability & Mineral Rights: Law Changes (14 October 2013).

Human rights protection: care services, marriage, chancel repairs… (24 May 2013).

Chancel repair liability – further update, (18 October 2012).

Chancel repair liability: advice from the Charity Commission, (2 October 2012).

Chancel repairs: latest news, (22 August 2012).

Updated: 22 July 2025 at 09:36.