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Is Previous Movement the same as subsidence?

scoops82
scoops82 Posts: 247 Forumite
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The questions in the title :)


I'm looking at insurance quotes and i`m not 100% sure on what I need to answer in the subsidence box.


Thanks
Scoops :)

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  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,312 Forumite
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    No. It isn't.

    Subsidence, heave and landslip is totally different.

    Thread on HBR&S yesterday.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • amnblog
    amnblog Posts: 12,761 Forumite
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    Many buildings move as they settle into the ground - then they stop - that's previous movement.

    Subsidence is the ground moving.
    I am a Mortgage Broker

    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Broker, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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