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ground rent company telling my daughter she has to get house insurance from Aviva

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  • She has now made an appointment to see the Solicitor that dealt with it. It was her first house purchase and I think the solicitor should have given her better advice. If only they would teach you things like buying a house in School.
  • tim123456789
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    So basically she is tied to which insurer the freeholder tells her for building insurance. Aviva is 4 times dearer than her present insurer. :eek: Thanks for all the advice, seems a bit of a rip off to me. As long as its insured for the rebuilding cost what's it matter who its insured with. :mad:

    Thanks all

    did you read the document at the link that someone posted earlier

    It tells you that you don't need to succumb to this blackmail, but you do have to follow a defined procedure to avoid it
  • tim123456789
    tim123456789 Posts: 1,787 Forumite
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    She has now made an appointment to see the Solicitor that dealt with it. It was her first house purchase and I think the solicitor should have given her better advice. If only they would teach you things like buying a house in School.

    even if they did, leasehold rights are far too complicated to cover
  • did you read the document at the link that someone posted earlier

    It tells you that you don't need to succumb to this blackmail, but you do have to follow a defined procedure to avoid it
    I did read it but my head was all over the place:o. I have now told her about this and she now seems a lot happier. Thanks for pointing it out and thanks to sleepless saver for the link :beer::beer:
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