Home Insurance - Guide Index
Our guides to buying home insurance
Shopping for home insurance can be confusing and, at times, daunting. To help you get the best deal on your home insurance, read our home insurance guides - covering everything from finding the right policy to suit you, to lowering your premiums with our top tips.
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- What door locks do I need for my insurance to be valid?
- Why it pays to know the value of your house
- What are single item limits in home insurance?
- Compare insurance quotes for a home with a thatched roof
- Understanding non-standard home insurance
- Home insurance and storm damage
- Fire and home insurance
- Accidental damage home insurance
- Is home insurance mandatory?
- Moving house checklist
- What insurance do I need when moving home?
- What is legal expenses cover on home insurance?
- Does home insurance cover burst pipes and water damage?
- What is home renovation insurance?
- What is shed insurance?
- How much does student accommodation cost?
- Do burglar alarms reduce home insurance costs?
- Can you insure your home against accidental damage caused by pets? If you own a pet, it pays to check your home insurance policy to see exactly what you're covered for
- Will home insurance cover damp and mould treatment? Home insurance doesn’t normally cover damp or mould. But home insurance can help if you suffer water damage due to an insured event. Find out more about damp and how insurance can help in this guide.
- What is high-value home contents insurance?
- What does home insurance cover?
- What is plumbing and drainage insurance?
- How do I make a home insurance claim?
- Are cracks in the walls covered by my home insurance?
- How to keep your home safe while you're on holiday
- What is chancel repair liability?
- How can I check if my builder has insurance?
- How do I estimate the value of my home contents?
- What is tenants’ liability insurance?
- Why was my home insurance claim rejected?
- What is specialist home insurance?
- What is storage unit insurance?
- How do I change my home insurance provider?
- How do I get a no claims discount on my home insurance?
- Alternative accommodation insurance If you’re forced to leave home because of flooding or fire damage, will your home insurance pay for somewhere else to live?
- Will home insurance cover carpet damage?
- Should I pay home insurance annually or monthly?
- Do I need home insurance if I live in a council house?
- What is home insurance excess?
- What is new-for-old home insurance cover?
- What is trace and access insurance?
- What is a loss adjuster? If you need to make a home insurance claim, you might get a visit from a loss adjuster. Find out exactly what a loss adjuster does and how they can affect the outcome of your claim in this guide.
- Does home insurance cover subsidence?
- What can invalidate my home insurance?
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- Does a key safe invalidate home insurance? A key safe is a type of outdoor safe to store spare access keys to your home. While these safes have their benefits, they may also come with some risks to your home security, including the risk of invalidating your home insurance.
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- Home buyers insurance
- Garden insurance Home contents and buildings insurance can also extend cover to your garden, but this isn’t always included as standard. Here’s everything you need to know about garden insurance.
- Japanese knotweed insurance Japanese knotweed can cause massive structural damage to your home – and affect your ability to claim on your home insurance.
- What home insurance do I need for a flat?
- Solar panels and home insurance Fitting solar panels to your home can be a great investment, helping you save on your energy costs - but they’re not cheap to buy or install, and they can be at risk of damage. Here’s how solar panels will affect your home insurance.
- Is working from home covered by my home insurance?
- Burglary and theft home insurance Your home insurance policy will generally cover you for damage or losses resulting from burglaries and theft, depending on the circumstances. However, living in an area with high crime rates is likely to increase your premiums - here’s what you need to know about burglaries and home insurance.
- Insurance for art If you have a collection of art in your home, it’s understandable to want to protect it. Standard home insurance might not cover you for pieces of art, especially those with high value - here’s how a specialist art insurance policy can help.
- Shared home contents insurance If you rent a room, share a HMO or other property, or live in student accommodation, you’ll need contents insurance for your individual belongings.
- Neighbour damage insurance Even though it’s almost always accidental, your neighbours can sometimes be the cause of serious damage to your property. This is how to make sure you’re insured
- Lodgers insurance Taking in lodger can affect your home insurance and will also have other legal and financial implications.
- Home insurance with previous claims If you’ve claimed on your home insurance in the past, your new home insurance quote will probably be higher when you come to renew – here’s what you can do about it.
- Cancelling home insurance If you’ve claimed on your home insurance in the past, your home insurance could cost more at renewal time – here’s what you can do about it.
- What is personal possessions insurance?
- Is my home insured?
- Engagement and wedding ring insurance Your engagement and wedding rings can be some of your most precious and valuable possessions, so vow to make sure they’re protected when you take out home insurance.
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- Can I get home insurance with a criminal record?
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