Category Archives: Unoccupied Property News

If you need property insurance following a large claim, you will need a highly skilled insurance broker and a willingness to look at risk management. After a serious fire, flooding, storm damage, escape of water or injury claim, insurers Read … Continue reading

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How to calculate the house rebuilding cost for your insurance policy The rebuilding cost of a property is also known as the reinstatement cost and is used as the sum insured for insurance purposes. In order to minimise the risk … Continue reading

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In a brand new year, a wave of optimism for owners of empty property reflects new hope that with a little investment, vacant premises can once again be let to paying tenants as the country pulls slowly out of the … Continue reading

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Unoccupied property insurance specialist Bickers Insurance Services have warned policyholders to ensure that they have made preparations for the cold weather expected over the next few weeks, particularly if they are planning to leave their Read more [...]

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Risk of financial ruin for care home residents with ‘The wrong home insurance cover’ Thousands of homeowners in residential care risk losing their homes because of a common insurance clause restricting cover when a house is not lived Read more … Continue reading

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Before you let your unoccupied property it will need preparation. It may be just a building to you, to somebody else however it is going to be a home and you need to prepare it with this in mind. Does … Continue reading

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Owners of empty residential property are told to ensure their empty buildings are secure as campaign groups encourage people to ‘keep squatting’. Following the breakdown of a number of legal cases pursued under S.144 of the Legal Aid, Read more … Continue reading

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It’s going to get very cold this winter. If you own a holiday home, a second home or rental property which is not occupied full time, you must protect it against freezing or your burst pipe insurance claim could get … Continue reading

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Bickers Insurance Services have produced a factsheet for owners of unoccupied property, highlighting the cover restrictions which may apply when a home becomes empty because of the owner moving into care or passing away. The simple factsheet, Read more [...]

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Winter advice for owners of empty houses or unoccupied commercial property Well, it looks distinctly like we’ve had our Summer and many of us are now left wondering if we’re set for another harsh Winter like we had last year. … Continue reading

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Home owners who enter residential care should be aware of the insurance implications of leaving their house unoccupied. When your property is left empty it can affect your home insurance policy, leaving you with severely restricted cover Read more [...]

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