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KNOWLEDGE BASE

Our Knowledge Base is full of helpful blog articles, guides and checklists to help you through your property insurance journey. There are also in-depth guides to key categories, including unoccupied house insurance.

A derelict unoccupied house

The great British taxation of empty homes

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

The UK faces a housing crisis, and one contributing factor is the surprising number of empty homes. With hundreds of thousands of long-term vacant properties in the UK, the government…

25 June 2024
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Old fashioned houses

What to Consider When Your Property is Empty (2024 Update)

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

If you read through the details of your Buy-to-Let Insurance policy, you may note that there are significant parts of it that relate to the risks that you and your…

20 June 2024
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How do I insure a flat that I plan to rent...

By UKinsuranceNET in Insurance Advice

The UK rental market is booming, with flats becoming a popular investment choice. According to the most recent English Private Landlord Survey (EPLS), an online survey of over 9,000 landlords,…

13 June 2024
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Do you need Unoccupied House Insurance for student lets left empty...

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

There were 2.86 million students studying at UK universities in 2021/22, according to the latest Government figures. That represents a large swathe of society that relies on the private rental…

04 June 2024
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A brief guide to Landlord Portfolio Insurance

By UKinsuranceNET in Insurance Advice

Are you a landlord with a growing property portfolio? As your portfolio grows, so too does the amount of paperwork and effort required to manage multiple Landlord Insurance policies for…

29 May 2024
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Can I put my property in trust to avoid care home fees?

Can I put my property in trust to avoid care home...

By UKinsuranceNET in Insurance Advice

Care home fees are likely to be a worry for many pensioners who’ve reached a period in their life when they’re no longer able to look after themselves and need…

23 May 2024
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What to Look for When Buying Unoccupied Property Cover (2024 Update)

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

Probably the most important consideration when buying any kind of insurance is to choose the policy that most closely suits your needs and circumstances. This is especially true of Unoccupied…

17 May 2024
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What doesn’t Unoccupied Home Insurance cover

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

Owning an unoccupied property necessitates careful consideration. While standard homeowner’s insurance offers a sense of security, its protections diminish when a dwelling remains vacant for an extended period. Here, we…

13 May 2024
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Does Landlord Insurance cover water damage? A guide for landlords

By UKinsuranceNET in Insurance Advice

Water damage is a landlord’s worst nightmare. It can wreak havoc on your property and cost a small fortune to repair. According to the Association of British Insurers, £286m of…

07 May 2024
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8 Top Tips on Keeping Your Empty Property Safe

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

Empty properties can attract trouble. That’s why it is always sensible to have Unoccupied Property Insurance in place once your property passes the maximum number of unoccupied cover days permitted…

01 May 2024
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Why Choose Our Unoccupied Property Cover?

By UKinsuranceNET in Unoccupied Property Advice

Landlord Insurance provides protection for the building itself, the contents (if you opt for contents cover), a number of liabilities that may come through owning such a property, and in…

26 April 2024
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Landlords’ main concerns about Landlord Insurance according to Google

By UKinsuranceNET in Landlord Advice

When you consider that Google had 93.51% of the market share across all devices in January 2024, it’s abundantly clear where most landlords are turning to get answers to their…

23 April 2024
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