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Overview

ChancelCheck is a ‘screening’ report designed to identify whether a property is within a parish that still retains the potential to charge for the cost of repairs to its church chancel. ChancelCheck issues either a report stating that there is a potential liability within the parish or a certificate confirming that there is no risk identified for the parish. If a potential liability is identified, it is recommended that additional insurance is then taken out.

As ChancelCheck identifies potential chancel repair liability for property owners, it should be considered in every transaction.

ChancelCheck combines:

• historical parish boundary data
• modern Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping techniques
• information derived from the relevant Inland Revenue Index held by the National Archive

Please note: ChancelCheck does not identify if the property itself is at risk; only if it sits in a parish with liabilities.

Overview

Designed for any commercial/residential property, where the property radius is over 25 metres, ChancelCheck Premium is a unique, online, low cost screening report, designed to analyse a large area of land to identify if there is potential to charge for repairs to the parish church chancel.

What are the benefits?

ChancelCheck Premium will screen your property against the National Archives and County Records Office data, providing:

• Results delivered instantly via email
• Online availability, 24/7
• A simple, easy to use ordering system

The results

Once the ChancelCheck® Premium has been ordered, it will be returned to you instantly, with one of two results:

• Certificate – If the area of land selected falls with a parish or parishes that do not have the ability to claim for chancel repair liability, the search will be received as a Certificate.
• Report – If the area of land selected falls within a parish or parishes having the ability to claim for chancel repair liability, a potential liability will be returned, and the search will come back as a report.