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Home Insurance for Properties Abroad

Home Insurance Rates for Properties Abroad - In recent years, It has become fashionable to buy a second or retirement home in Spain or other European Country, in fact there are no over 600,000 UK Expats living in Spain alone.  A trend that has recently started to develop is the purchase of foreign property for investment and to produce a rental income, this is the so-called “fly to let” market.  One of the problems facing owners of property
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Information Required by Brokers or Lenders for Buildings Insurance

 

To successfully obtain a home insurance broker buildings or contents policy, the sort of information required by insurance brokers or lenders is as follows:-

  • Name & Contact Details - This is required so as your insurer can identify you from the scores of other quotation enquiries they receive and will help to make your own quotation unique.  A lot of people believe that insurers
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How Do I Get a Discount on My Buildings or Contents Insurance?

 

Do I have to purchase both Buildings & Contents from the same provider? - In simple terms no, lenders are always keen to push their own products and unless you are “tied in” as part of a cheaper mortgage deal, it would pay for you to shop around to try to obtain the most competitive quotations.  There are a large number of insurers offering Buildings & Contents Insurance
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Cheaper Home Insurance Tips

 

Introduction to Cheaper Homeowners Insurance - we all want to save money on our Home Building and Contents Insurance but is there anything we can do to genuinely save money. It is worth pointing out that attempting to save money but not providing the insurer with the correct information is not an option. Failure to present the insurer with all the material facts may well result
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What is Items Are Usually Covered By Home Insurance?

 

Introduction - Home Insurance Contracts vary from insurer to insurer. However the basic cover of home insurance coverage is usually similar. It is worth bearing in mind that for a bank or building society etc to lend money on a property, they will require you to have a valid insurance policy in force with certain sections covered.  They will want their interest noted in the policy document to satisfy the Contract
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Making a Home Insurance Claim

 

Making a Home Insurance Claim - If you are unfortunate to suffer an accident or a loss and the event is covered by your insurance policy, then you will be entitled to make a claim from your insurance company. Many people believe that insurers don’t like paying claims, this simply is not true. No insurance policy will cover all eventualities and sometimes an incident will not be
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Mortgage Protection Insurance

Introduction to mortgage insurance uk - This product can have various names etc but basically it is designed to protect your mortgage payments in the event that you are unable to work.  It usually covers Accident and Sickness Insurance but can be extended to include Employment Insurance or Unemployment Insurance and Redundancy insurance as well.   This type of cover should not be confused with Mortgage Life Insurance which will pay
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Glossary of Home Insurance Terms