The Maintenance of Parsonages in the Church of England
- a Unite Faith Workers report
The maintenance of parsonages is a source of stress and distress
to many of the clergy who live in them. Unite has represented
members on issues related to Parsonage maintenance and the vast
majority of ministers know others who could tell stories of
incompetence, carelessness or neglect.
Summary of Main Proposals
- All Incumbents and their families should live in a safe and
well maintained property that does not expose them to health and
safety risks.
- The Diocesan Surveyor should:
a. Be a registered Member of the Chartered Institute of
Surveyors
b. Listen to the needs of the clergy whose homes he is
responsible for
c. Communicate his plans clearly
- There should be a Health and Safety Survey of the Parsonage
every 5 years
- All building works should be supervised effectively
You can download
the full report by clicking here.
Press release - Church of England urged to
revamp vicarages, 11 June 2009
Have you been affected by any of the issues raised in our report?
Has the maintenance of your Parsonage caused you stress and
distress? Have you got a story to tell about incompetence,
carelessness or neglect? If so, we'd like to hear from you.
In particular, Unite is keen to learn:
- How long you have been resident?
- Are any improvements/repairs needed and if so what?
- Is the house water tight from above - roof etc and below etc -
damp or sideways - condensation issues?
- Is it costly to keep warm - no of rooms and cost per month or
period payments are made?
- Is the security ok - so working from home does not jeopardize
rest of family?
- How do you get hot water?
- What appliances are provided - and what age are they?
- If modernisation were done - what would you suggest?
- Age of kitchen?
- Age of bathroom?
Use the feedback comments form below to tell us your story. You
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can register here - and you can then post your comment. If you
wish, you can choose to leave your message anonymously.
If you are not a member of Unite, but you would still like to
comment, you can email faithworkers@unitetheunion.org.
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