https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sales-leases-transfers-or-mortgages-what-trustees-need-to-know-about-disposing-of-charity-land-cc28
Charity Commission on disposing of Land
http://www.methodist.org.uk/media/30976/closed-church-buildings-oct-2023.pdf
Guidance from the Connexional Team on practical steps to take when closing church buildings. If the above link does not work, please refer to ‘Closed Church Buildings’ under the A-Z Property Guidance on the Methodist Church Website (www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/property/a-z-property-guidance/).
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/467/contents/made
Statutory regulations for the disposal of charity land
https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-ministers-and-office-holders/property/property-strategy/
Link to the Connexional Property Strategy
https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-ministers-and-office-holders/property/starting-a-property-project/
Guidance from the Connexional Team on developing Mission plans and property profiles.
https://youtu.be/R8aPyjmiS84
A short video on the sale of manses produced by Anthony Collins, one of the firms on the Methodist Church’s panel of solicitors.
https://youtu.be/uU-L6otcU7c
A short video on the purchase and sale of manses produced by Anthony Collins, one of the firms on the Methodist Church’s panel of solicitors.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/6/contents/enacted
Link to the statute.