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other cover insurance go to Life
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Cover
Building
and content
Also
known as home cover or property insurance. Buildings insurance
potentially may cover the main structure of the house
including permanent fixtures for example the bathroom
suite as opposed to contents insurance which covers the
loss of your possessions.
Both
potentially may be included with full accidental cover
which includes item broken or damaged by accident. Building
cover will be based on the rebuild cost of a home and
not on the current market value. Re-build cost should
increase with inflation and be index-linked.
Subsidence
will have a high excess. Many insurance companies potentially
may not be interested to insure if there has been a history
of structural movement, heave or subsidence even if the
movement is settled and historic.
Flooding
may also be a big problem for insurers and valuations,
especially if the property is in an area prone to flooding.
In recent times due to potentially global warming, consistent
weather patterns have changed all around the world including
the UK. For example the month of June 2007 saw in Britain
the highest rain fall on record.
This
caused wide spread flooding especially in the north of
England which even forced the government to contribute
to the costs. Many areas that had previously been clear
of flooding found their local rivers and dams burst their
banks that resulted in serous flooding. This has potentially
caused premiums to rise and left question marks over some
areas general valuations.
The
mortgage lender potentially may generally offer insurance
and charge if you do not take it out with the mortgage
but it maybe wise to shop for a lower quote.
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