# Church Property Measure 2018, Section 6: Leasing


(1) The incumbent or sequestrators of a benefice may not grant a lease of an excluded part of a parsonage house; and any lease granted in contravention of this subsection is void.
(2) The DBF for a diocese may from time to time require the incumbent or sequestrators of a benefice in the diocese to provide the DBF with—
(a) particulars of any part of the parsonage land of the benefice which is subject to a lease, and
(b) particulars of the terms of each lease.
(3) The county court may, on an application by the DBF for a diocese, make an order requiring a person who has failed to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) to comply with that requirement.
(4) The bishop of a diocese may, with the consent of the DBF, authorise the sequestrators of a benefice in the diocese, subject to subsection (1), to grant a lease of parsonage land belonging to the benefice for such period as the bishop authorises; and section 59 of the Pluralities Act 1838 (which voids contracts for letting to clergy) does not apply to a lease under this subsection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/8/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-property-measure-2018/section-6
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