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[Closed] Unoccupied buildings insurance - anyone any experience?

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Need to insure my mum's place which is still empty after a year; existing buildings insurers won't insure past 12 months.

Had a quote from one place: pricey (in comparison)! Anyone had any experience or recommendations?

TIA as always.


 
Posted : 21/07/2012 10:53 am
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It is always blooming expensive. We have to do it on residential and commercial buildings at work fairly regularly but have special schemes.

There is likely to be a code of practice to follow for things like water, power and security. Make sure you comply, because they are unlikely to pay if you don't.

I have heard of caretaker arrangements where people live in for nowt to save this problem. Guess this has its own risks and I have never done it.

It is going to be pricey though due to the elevated risks the insurer is taking.


 
Posted : 21/07/2012 9:13 pm
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Why is it empty, not able to rent it out - earning £500 min per month?


 
Posted : 21/07/2012 9:19 pm
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Thanks g-d, helpful.

br: the property isn't nearby and there's more than one beneficiary and we (collectively) don't particularly want to keep it. If we'd known a year ago we'd still be "FS" maybe we'd have felt differently but hindsight is a wonderful thing.


 
Posted : 22/07/2012 12:59 pm
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Double post.


 
Posted : 22/07/2012 12:59 pm
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Try these - http://www.jltgroup.com/Risk-and-Insurance/SME-Personal-Insurance/Unoccupied-Property-Scheme/

We use them at work, very competitive normally.


 
Posted : 22/07/2012 7:47 pm
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Give Adrian Flux a ring, they did ours when we needed it Unfortunately everybody is expensive, but you can lower cost if someone can do regular inspection visits (every 30 days, IIRC?).


 
Posted : 22/07/2012 7:52 pm

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