Empty house insurance....has anyone found a company to insure their home ?

[Pete&Sara]

Hi
we are going to Europe for about five months in our motorhome but really struggling to find buildings and contents insurance for our house as it will be empty. A family member will be checking the property every week and relatives staying in school holiday for a few days now and then but no insurer will cover us for more than 90 days. Aviva will if you are an existing customer which we are not, I have also searched through many old threads on here about the subject but found no answer HELP PLEASE

 

[Lenny HB]

Comfort I they do at least 180 days but not cheap, C&CC do 180days without any conditions although you would have to join the C&CC.

 

[Pete&Sara]

Comfort I they do at least 180 days but not cheap, C&CC do 180days without any conditions although you would have to join the C&CC.

whoooo hoooo thank you so much all done and dusted x

 

[MHVirgins]

A long time ago I had to find insurance cover for a new house that my parents had just built when they had to go to the States. After phoning around umpteen companies (pre-internet days),the only company who would agree to insure them was Royal & Sun Alliance.
However, there was no furniture or belongings in the house at that time, just the newly built/finished bungalow. You could always give them a ring and see what they say.
John Lewis use R & S A, and they mention in their blurb that they don't regard it as unoccupied until it has been empty for 60 days.

http://www.johnlewis-insurance.com/...ips-and-advice/top-tips/unoccupied-homes.html

 

[MHVirgins]

Oops! Sorry, just realised that you've now got it sorted out whilst I was typing

Margaret

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[Pete&Sara]

Oops! Sorry, just realised that you've now got it sorted out whilst I was typing

Margaret

thank you its all sorted at last, i insured my mums property after she died but of course it had no contents so much easier to do

 

[maison]

whoooo hoooo thank you so much all done and dusted x

Would you be willing to share how much it cost?

Extended holidays are problems many of us face.

(Did I just describe extended holidays as a problem?)

 

[Pete&Sara]

Would you be willing to share how much it cost?

Extended holidays are problems many of us face.

(Did I just describe extended holidays as a problem?)

£467.31 not cheap but loads of cover including the contents away from home while in motorhome etc

 

[maison]

£467.31 not cheap but loads of cover including the contents away from home while in motorhome etc

Many thanks for sharing. Which Company did you use?

 

[MR. FUSION]

£467.31 not cheap but loads of cover including the contents away from home while in motorhome etc

Thanks for the info very helpful can I clarify, is the insurance for 180 days then finished or can you come back home for 5 days then go away for another 180 ????

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[Pete&Sara]

Thanks for the info very helpful can I clarify, is the insurance for 180 days then finished or can you come back home for 5 days then go away for another 180 ????

I think it is 180 days in a year but we were just wondering the same thing as we want to do five months then come home for two and go off again, may have to look at getting house sitters or renting as seems to be a problem if you are wanting to be away most of the time

 

[Pete&Sara]

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[Pete&Sara]

Many thanks for sharing. Which Company did you use?

Comfort ....who do it through aviva

 

[Pete&Sara]

Thanks for the info very helpful can I clarify, is the insurance for 180 days then finished or can you come back home for 5 days then go away for another 180 ????

Just spoken to comfort and you only have to come home for two weeks then you can go away again for another 180 days whooooooo hooooooo

 

[Silver-Fox]

I know your sorted but for any one looking for long term empty house with contents try A Plan In durable

We have my Aunties house with them 2 years empty and counting as she's in a nursing home but won't sell

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[MR. FUSION]

Just spoken to comfort and you only have to come home for two weeks then you can go away again for another 180 days whooooooo hooooooo

Great.... sounds like you are sorted

 

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