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.
Increase in the number of BTL landlords selling up
New data reveals a rise in the number of landlords selling up in April this year. According to ARLA Propertymark’s Private Rented Sector Report for April 2018, letting agents saw…
Landlords’ tax hikes hitting military personnel renting out their homes while...
‘Accidental landlord’ armed services personnel who rent their homes out while deployed abroad or elsewhere in the UK are being hit by the Government’s tax hikes on private rented housing…
Government introduces bill to double council tax on empty homes
The UK government is introducing legislation designed to bring empty homes back into use and tackle the housing crisis by allowing councils to raise the amount of tax they can…
Going on an extended holiday or business trip? Then don’t forget...
Have you finally had enough of cowering away this winter from assorted “beasts from the East”? Does a new financial year beckon you towards important business meetings and marketing campaigns…
Renters contents insurance
Why do tenants rent the homes in which they live? Because they cannot afford to buy, suggest the results of a recent survey published on the website Property Wire on…
What Is Mixed Commercial And Residential Building Insurance And What Does...
Cast your eyes along practically any high street in the UK, and you are likely to see a row of shops with residential flats above. Have you ever wondered how…
The step by step guide to multiple property insurance
Are you a landlord owning several properties for rent? If so, you might want to consider the benefits of multiple property insurance. The benefits of landlord portfolio insurance It is…
Landlord portfolio insurance: a cost saving guide
If you own not one buy to let property but several, keeping track of vital insurance cover for each one might prove a problem. Landlord portfolio insurance offers a way of…
Homeowners not allowed to decorate their properties unless they have permission
We reported last February how thousands of owners of new-build homes are being hit with unexpected costs when they go to buy the freehold (currently 1.4 million houses have been…
Mixed commercial and residential building insurance explained
Members of Parliament and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) share the view that flats above high street shops offer a huge potential in helping to solve the nation’s current…
What Insurance Is Needed For Mixed-Use Premisis?
Many properties are mixed-use. Perhaps the most common is the building – common on every high street – which has a shop downstairs and flats above. Other possibilities might include…
Looking to extend your home in 2018?
Did you get a new iPad or tablet for Christmas? If so, some of the first websites you are likely to have browsed were houses, television property guru Sarah Beeney…
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