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Empty property insurance

gallygirl
gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Help please!!! Am looking for an insurer who'll insure an empty property (ex BTL, doing up to sell). Has already been empty around 90 days, have had a quote from rentguard of £249.

Any suggestions? Would prefer to do all on line if poss as v busy, obv cost is a factor though.

Thanks.
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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 50,003 Ambassador
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    Try alanboswell.com, they specialise in BTL. Not sure of their clauses about empty properties.
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  • courtjester
    courtjester Posts: 758 Forumite
    Try these: http://www.schofields.ltd.uk/ we have a second home insured with them - their policy has no restrictions on property being left unoccupied or requirements to drain down water systems like normal home policies have.

    You might have to check that they are happy about it being unfurnished /developed.
  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    you will probably only be offered FLEA cover
  • zulumalanga
    zulumalanga Posts: 12 Forumite
    clutton wrote: »
    you will probably only be offered FLEA cover

    I got offered 3 different levels of cover. Obviously the highest level of cover was the most expensive. No surprised there..
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