Legal Matters

Property Matters - Legal Documents

 

Standard Form of Licence

In all cases of regular part-time lettings a Licence Agreement should be entered into between the Managing Trustees and the user. Where the form (see link below) is followed, the approval of the Connexional Team under SO 931(3) is deemed to be given. 

The Methodist Property Office should always be consulted, as the representative of the Connexional Team, before any of the provisions in the attached form are omitted from any particular Licence Agreement, or any other alterations made.

Download the standard form of licence

Standard pre-school group licence

In all cases of regular part-time lettings a Licence Agreement should be entered into between the Managing Trustees and the Pre-school group user, unless the Pre-school group is wholly under the control of the Managing Trustees, in which case no agreement is required. Where the form (see link below)is followed, the approval of the Connexional Team under SO 931(3) is deemed to be given. 

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes should always be consulted, as the representative of the Connexional Team, before any of the provisions in the attached form are omitted from any particular Licence Agreement, or any other alterations made.

Download the standard form of pre-school group licence

Legislation

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP) provide guidance on legislation that impacts on the management of Model Trust property, including the Methodist Church Act 1976, Charities Act 2011, Localism Act 2011 and Housing (Wales) Act 2014

TMCP works in close association with the Connexional Team in all matters relating to property schemes and other financial matters.

Some legislation such as the Charities Act 2011 impacts on transactional work such as selling or granting leases of Methodist property.

The TMCP website contains information, guidance notes and schedules.

Visit the website of the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes