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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.
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…
New Laws For Scottish Renters Gives More Security
Major changes to Scottish law came into effect on Friday (1st December) that have been described as a “new dawn” for private renters by Shelter Scotland. Anyone signing a tenancy from 1…
Enhanced equity release plan figures continue to grow
The latest data from the Key Retirement’s Q3 Equity Release Market Monitor shows that sales of equity release plans have increased in the three months to October 1st – an…
Floods and storms
The winter season is upon us again and, with it, comes a time when many homeowners are likely to worry about the risk of flooding to their property in the…
Landlords: do you know your responsibilities?
*All references to legislation within this article were correct as of the date of publication. This article is not intended to be, nor should it be used as or relied…
Airbnb landlord makes £11.9m in a year renting hundreds of London...
How much do you reckon you might earn in a year as the originally-envisaged Airbnb host sharing some part of your home to the typical guest? It is likely to…
Call for carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in all let...
Pressure is mounting for carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and alarms to be installed in all homes in the private rented sector. On the 10th of November 2017, Landlord Today highlighted…
Report Calls for Mandatory Five Year Electrical Checks in Private Rented...
A report from The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector Working Group suggests that new legislation is needed in England to improve electrical safety in homes in the private rented…
Protect yourself from property fraud
Bricks and mortar remain one of the most valuable assets that any of us may own. For criminals looking to make a substantial quick return, therefore, property is very much…
What Does Home Renovation Insurance Cover?
With any home renovation project, there are innumerable details to be considered and preparations to be made – plans to be drawn up by architects and engineers, maybe, planning permission…
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