Overlapping house insurance

NicNicP

We have been advised by our solicitor that we need to arrange buildings insurance for our new property from the exchange of contracts, to run alongside our current policy until the date of completion. Our current insurers will only do this for the day of the move. Just wondering what others did with regards to this? Would I need to take out a new policy and cancel my old one?

Mortgagewanted2016

I'm with esure and they have covered the buildings only on my new house and also maintained my cover at my current home until completion, I didn't have a problem with them doing it, they said it is no problem and common it took them 5 minutes to set up (and the additional fee was minimal)

marksoton

Seems very inflexible of your insurer.

I'd take out a policy on the new place from someone else and then when you move ditch your insurer on the old property.

kinger101

Insure with someone else.