Buildings insurance.

What's covered by our buildings insurance?

With Extra and Essentials, you can choose from two levels of buildings cover to suit your needs. Whichever option you choose, you'll still get the same great service from a name you can trust.

Here's just some of the things that are covered with our Essentials buildings insurance and Extra buildings insurance so you can compare and see what level of cover is right for you. We've also provided a list of what isn't covered by our buildings insurance.

For full details of what is and isn't included in the cover, please download and read the relevant policy documents on the right of this page.

FEATUREESSENTIALS COVEREXTRA COVER

BUILDINGS COVER

Sum insured will be estimated, but can be increasedSum insured will be estimated, but can be increased
Min. compulsory excess£150£100
Alternative accommodation£25,000£50,000
Home emergency coverX
trace and access X£5,000
Standard accidental breakage for buildingsOptional

Extended accidental damage for buildingsXOptional

What isn't covered by our buildings insurance

  • The first £150 for Essentials cover or the first £100 for Extra cover of compulsory excess on each claim (or for escape of water claims, the first £250 and in the event of subsidence, heave or landslip, the first £1,000)
  • Storm or flood damage to fences, gates and hedges for both Essentials and Extra cover
  • Routine maintenance or wear and tear for both Essentials and Extra cover

Important information

Please note that our home insurance is designed to cover certain unforeseen events and doesn't cover everything. It does not cover things like general wear and tear or damage that happens gradually over a period of time. There is also an excess on each claim.

This summary is only a brief guide to your cover and exclusions. For more details of what is and isn’t covered, please read our home insurance essentials key features (PDF: 1286KB) and our home insurance extra key features (PDF: 1484KB). For full details please read our home insurance essentials policy document (PDF: 1776KB) and our home insurance extra policy document (PDF: 2214KB).


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