The innovative ChancelCheck search service establishes whether or not a property is affected by a potential chancel repair liability. It’s not just homeowners who live near a church that could be obliged to pay maintenance costs – any property within the parish boundary could be at risk from unexpected church repair bills.

ChancelCheck is a pinpoint search which combines historical parish boundary information, modern mapping techniques and Inland Revenue data contained within the National Archive to determine if a building is within one of over 5,000 parishes that retain the right to charge for the cost of repairs to the church chancel.

If a property is at risk from chancel repair costs, the optional ChancelSure insurance can protect homeowners from future maintenance bills.