Help with Building damage
What are buildings?
Home insurance claims help: Help with Building damage
In insurance, Buildings are defined as the property shown in your Insurance Schedule/Statement of Fact. They include the structure of your home, including any fixtures and fittings, garden walls, gates, decking, paths, drives, patios, permanent swimming pools built of brick, stone or concrete, permanently fixed hot tubs, air/ground heat pumps, solar panels, permanent outbuildings and hard tennis courts...
What should I expect when making a buildings claim?
Home insurance claims help: Help with Building damage
Based on the information you provide; we will check your policy to ensure you are covered and let you know how we can help. We may be able to offer you a cash settlement for certain claims to enable you to get the repairs completed yourself...
What will I need to provide in the event of a buildings claim?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
In the first instance we will aim to validate your claim during the first notification, in person or via a video call and repair estimate scoping tool technology. Where this is not possible you may be asked to provide pictures of the damage, a quote to repair or replace, a report confirming the cause of the damage, receipts or proof of purchase in some cases and/or replacement costs from websites...
What will I need to provide in the event of a buildings claim?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
In the first instance we will aim to validate your claim during the first notification, in person or via a video call and repair estimate scoping tool technology. Where this is not possible you may be asked to provide pictures of the damage, a quote to repair or replace, a report confirming the cause of the damage, receipts or proof of purchase in some cases and/or replacement costs from websites...
What are buildings?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
In insurance, Buildings are defined as the property shown in your Insurance Schedule/Statement of Fact. They include the structure of your home, including any fixtures and fittings, garden walls, gates, decking, paths, drives, patios, permanent swimming pools built of brick, stone or concrete, permanently fixed hot tubs, air/ground heat pumps, solar panels, permanent outbuildings and hard tennis courts...
What are buildings?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
In insurance, Buildings are defined as the property shown in your Insurance Schedule/Statement of Fact. They include the structure of your home, including any fixtures and fittings, garden walls, gates, decking, paths, drives, patios, permanent swimming pools built of brick, stone or concrete, permanently fixed hot tubs, air/ground heat pumps, solar panels, permanent outbuildings and hard tennis courts...
Am I covered for pipe blockages?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
"Please be aware that your policy does not cover general repairs to the pipework, water or heating system of your home...
Am I covered for a leaking pipe in my driveway?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
Please be aware that your policy does not cover general repairs to the pipework, water or heating system of your home. To confirm cover, we will instruct one of our surveyors to determine if the damage is unexpected and unintended damage, by something sudden and which is not deliberately caused by an external force to your property and pipe is your responsibility...
What should I expect when making a buildings claim?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
Based on the information you provide; we will check your policy to ensure you are covered and let you know how we can help. We may be able to offer you a cash settlement for certain claims to enable you to get the repairs completed yourself...
What will I need to provide in the event of a buildings claim?
Home claims questions: Help with Building damage
In the first instance we will aim to validate your claim during the first notification, in person or via a video call and repair estimate scoping tool technology. Where this is not possible you may be asked to provide pictures of the damage, a quote to repair or replace, a report confirming the cause of the damage, receipts or proof of purchase in some cases and/or replacement costs from websites...
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