diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index c8aa65546..a28ec6116 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
   scope :filter_by_organisation, ->(org, _user = nil) { where(owning_organisation: org).or(where(managing_organisation: org)) }
 
   AUTOGENERATED_FIELDS = %w[id status created_at updated_at discarded_at].freeze
-  OPTIONAL_FIELDS = %w[first_time_property_let_as_social_housing tenancycode propcode].freeze
+  OPTIONAL_FIELDS = %w[first_time_property_let_as_social_housing tenancycode propcode chcharge].freeze
   RENT_TYPE_MAPPING_LABELS = { 1 => "Social Rent", 2 => "Affordable Rent", 3 => "Intermediate Rent" }.freeze
   HAS_BENEFITS_OPTIONS = [1, 6, 8, 7].freeze
   NUM_OF_WEEKS_FROM_PERIOD = { 2 => 26, 3 => 13, 4 => 12, 5 => 50, 6 => 49, 7 => 48, 8 => 47, 9 => 46, 1 => 52 }.freeze
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
   end
 
   def care_home_charge_expected_not_provided?
-    true
+    is_carehome == 1 && chcharge.blank?
   end
 
 private
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
index 3ce2b4527..b71d91a62 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
@@ -327,4 +327,38 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SoftValidations do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#care_home_charge_expected_not_provided?" do
+    it "returns false if is_carehome is 'No'" do
+      record.period = 3
+      record.is_carehome = 0
+      record.chcharge = nil
+
+      expect(record).not_to be_care_home_charge_expected_not_provided
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if is_carehome is not given" do
+      record.period = 3
+      record.is_carehome = nil
+      record.chcharge = nil
+
+      expect(record).not_to be_care_home_charge_expected_not_provided
+    end
+
+    it "returns false if chcharge is given" do
+      record.period = 3
+      record.is_carehome = 1
+      record.chcharge = 40
+
+      expect(record).not_to be_care_home_charge_expected_not_provided
+    end
+
+    it "returns true if is_carehome is 'Yes' and chcharge is not given" do
+      record.period = 3
+      record.is_carehome = 1
+      record.chcharge = nil
+
+      expect(record).to be_care_home_charge_expected_not_provided
+    end
+  end
 end