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Ongoing buildings and contents claim - renewal?
Hi all, We're in the middle of a bit of a saga. We found symptoms of a leak under our concrete floor and claimed on our insurance in March 2017. The insurer's contractor's said that it was not a pipe leak and therefore not covered by our insurance policy so our claim was closed. As of January 2018, our claim has now been…
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Contents insurance - only 2 months to insure
Hi all, can you advise what to do. My contents insurance policy is expiring tommorow and I am completing on a new build house in April. Can anyone advise which companies would insure on a month by month basis? Thanks
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Holiday insurance - UK Cottage break
We've just booked a cottage break, and the agent tried to flog me insurance for £32 (which I politely declined). I have no worry about the cover for things like having to cancel (I'd be disappointed - but it wasn't *that* expensive) etc. One thing they [STRIKE]tried to scare me with[/STRIKE] mentioned that did make me…
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What to do with an allegation of a car incident?
Have you ever been in this situation? Could you pls advise? I've just received a letter from my car insurance company. They said they received an allegation from a third-party company saying I was involved in an incident in a car park a few weeks ago. I was in that area but was not involved in an incident. I don't remember…
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Block Buildings Insurance Recommendations
Hi We have recently taken over the management of our flats and need to renew the buildings insurance soon, we are 3 flats in a Victorian terrace and would be grateful for any good insurers recommendations.
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Home insurance
Is there any negative impact of having the same company as your mortgage lender and home insurer? I am looking in to home insurance and Halifax seem to be offering a good deal but they are also my mortgage provider so not sure if it is wise to have them as both. They are not trying to sell me the home insurance product.
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Attempt to cancel my moms contents insurance
I deal with my moms insurances and usually pay with my credit or debit card , avoiding where possible auto renew . A Tesco renewal has just come up and I attempted to inform them that renewal was not required ( as we have better terms elsewhere) but they insisted on speaking to the policy holder which is normally not a…
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Damage to property : Who to deal with
My property has been damaged by trees on a neighbour's property. Their loss adjuster has been in contact a few times, each time nearly 3 months after I have contacted them. Citizens Advice suggested I contact the land owner directly in future. I did this today and receive an email, within a few minutes from their…
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Why can't they just give me the real price?
Car insurance renewal time. We're with Admiral, last year was £476.05; quote for the new year is £518.83. I shop around, get a new quote for £380 so of course, I call them today to cancel my renewal. No, no, no! The friendly advisor says, we would HATE to see you go! Let me see what I can do. We end up discussing the…
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Recommended Home Insurer For Build/Cont (inc Art)
Hi I'm looking for some pointers / recommendations for Building and Contents Insurance which also comprises of a small art collection Buildings Insurance Req'd = £450K Contents Insurance Req'd = £100K Art Collection = £40K (approx 15 items with some individual items circa £4/5K value) Previously with John Lewis but they…
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Insurance claim - Water leak advice
So last Thursday we had a water leak in the bathroom. The old bathroom had been stripped out and when the water was turned back on, one the old pipes sprung a leak. When the stop !!!! was turned on the handle completely sheared off so my husband couldn't isolate the water there. He went to outside mains stop !!!!, but it…
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Driver drove into me, now claiming I rolled back
Hi Just looking for a bit of advice here. Just after New year a car drove into the rear of my car while I was stationary waiting to go onto a roundabout. I drove up to the roundabout and stopped to wait for a space to enter the roundabout and they drove into the back of my car. We swapped details, I phoned the police at…
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House insurance: items over £1000
I'm on one comparison site for my house insurance and they want me to list items over £1000. When I moved in, I bought a dining set at £1499. But the table and chairs separately would be less than £1000. My bed is worth more than £1000, but I bought the bedframe at one shop and the mattress at another under £1000 each.…
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Which Assurance company was this?
Can anyone remember the name of an Assurance company which had a swan as an emblem . I thought it was swan life but i dont think that is correct. I dont believe it exists anymore. It did have it head office in the Birmingham area in the late 1990's
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Legal and General promo code
Does anyone have a working promo code for L & G home insurance ? All of those that claim to work via Google - don't work ! Thanks
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Trace and access of leaks policy query...
Hi All, I posted the same thread in the Household and Travel section but I think maybe it's best posted here. Last November I noticed my 8 month old Bosch boiler making a grinding noise so I opened the flap and found the pressure needle on 0, well into reds yet the boiler was still working for hot water and heating. I…
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Car insurance - issue - accident
Hi Everyone, I have been involved in a car accident and I am at fault. 1. I am the named (37yrs) driver on the insurance policy. 2. My mother is the main driver (56yrs). 3. Last year (for last 365 days) it has been driven no more than 1600 miles with this car. 4. We have had a bit of a mess at the beginning of last year…
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insurance clause..
Hi everyone, What does this mean on my insurance clause? the policy does not cover: use to secure the release of a motor vehicle, other than the vehicle identified above by its registration mark, which has been seized by, or on behalf of, any government or public authority Thanks
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Insurance for freelancer
Hi. I'm a freelance Graphic designer and I've been working with the same firm for about 18 months. The pay isn't great which means I don't get to save anything, and that makes me worried about what would happen if i were taken ill or had an injury. Does anyone know of any reasonable policies out there that cover stuff like…
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Liverpool Victoria not counting NCD after 9yrs!
I have 12 years no claims discount and been loyal customer with LV for car insurance. I bought a new car and wanted to move as I got new quote elsewhere. But they refused to give me my 12 years no claims discount letter, as they only count upto 9 years no claims discount. but will send me last 3 years renewal quotes which…
