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The Lease of The Grave

The law stipulates that graves cannot be sold for more than 100 years and authorities cannot go against that law. However, the law does permit grant of ownership to be extended and some authorities accordingly write to grave owners every five years offering the opportunity to 'top-up' their lease.  In this manner, the grave can stay in the family for as long as they wish, though ownership will never be issued for more than 100 years at any one time. Even where this ‘topping up’ option is not offered then you (or your family) can renew the right of the grave at the end of the current lease.

 

When you buy a grave you purchase the exclusive Rights of Burial in that grave for a set period of time. At the end of the period you should be given the option of renewing the rights for a further period of time. It is vitally important that you keep the cemetery office fully informed should you change address, otherwise you may not receive a notice of renewal at the appropriate time.

 

Also at the end of the period of rights to erect and maintain a memorial the cemetery staff will attempt to contact you to give you the option to renew the lease. Should you not wish to renew the lease or you cannot be contacted the cemetery staff can lawfully remove any memorial after giving a set period of notice for you to remove the memorial yourself.  If you decide to renew the lease this may be on condition that the memorial receives a full inspection and stability test and any defects found are repaired.