diff --git a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index 436c3a2c0..5fba288bb 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module Validations::FinancialValidations
         max_chcharge = [record.form.get_question("chcharge", record).prefix, max_chcharge].join("") if record.form.get_question("chcharge", record).present?
         min_chcharge = [record.form.get_question("chcharge", record).prefix, min_chcharge].join("") if record.form.get_question("chcharge", record).present?
         record.errors.add :period, I18n.t("validations.financial.carehome.out_of_range", period:, min_chcharge:, max_chcharge:)
-        record.errors.add :chcharge, I18n.t("validations.financial.carehome.out_of_range", period:, min_chcharge:, max_chcharge:)
+        record.errors.add :chcharge, :out_of_range, message: I18n.t("validations.financial.carehome.out_of_range", period:, min_chcharge:, max_chcharge:)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index 892178b84..3cb2f74cc 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ module Imports
         @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
         %w[location_id scheme_id].each { |name| attributes.delete(name) }
         save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
+      elsif lettings_log.errors.of_kind?(:chcharge, :out_of_range)
+        @logger.warn("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Removing chcharge, because it is outside the expected range/")
+        @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
+        attributes.delete("chcharge")
+        save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
       else
         @logger.error("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Failed to import")
         lettings_log.errors.each do |error|
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index e4cf9b0b7..80c96932a 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -694,6 +694,37 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "and carehome charges are out of range" do
+        let(:lettings_log_id) { "0b4a68df-30cc-474a-93c0-a56ce8fdad3b" }
+
+        before do
+          scheme1.update!(registered_under_care_act: 2)
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18b").content = "2000"
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q17").content = "1"
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18ai").content = ""
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18aii").content = ""
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18aiii").content = ""
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18aiv").content = ""
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q18av").content = ""
+        end
+
+        it "intercepts the relevant validation error" do
+          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Removing chcharge, because it is outside the expected range/)
+          expect { lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml) }
+            .not_to raise_error
+        end
+
+        it "clears out the chcharge answer" do
+          allow(logger).to receive(:warn)
+
+          lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml)
+          lettings_log = LettingsLog.find_by(old_id: lettings_log_id)
+
+          expect(lettings_log).not_to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.chcharge).to be_nil
+        end
+      end
+
       context "and the net income soft validation is triggered (net_income_value_check)" do
         before do
           lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q8a").content = "1 Weekly"