# The Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Ecclesiastical Property (Exceptions from Requirement for Consent to Dealings) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”), which provides that the consent of the diocesan board of finance is not required for certain property transactions by parochial church councils or certain ecclesiastical trusts.
In particular, the 2015 Order provides that consent is not required for a transaction if the consideration is less than the annual unrestricted income of the parochial church council or trust concerned, as shown in its most recent accounts. That exception is subject to an overall figure of £250,000 and so consent will always be required if the consideration is at or above that level.
Article 2 of this Order replaces the figure of £250,000 with the figure of £400,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/889/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ecclesiastical-property-exceptions-from-requirement-for-consent-to-dealings-order-2026/note
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