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Storage insurance

Dollymix12
Dollymix12 Posts: 221 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Does anyone know what the best way to go about getting storage insurance is? The storage place is quoting £10 per week which is more than my building and contents insurance currently is per month for my house :eek:

Thing is I don't know where to start, I've done a search but how do I know which storage insurance companies are reputable?

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  • da_rule
    da_rule Posts: 3,618 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    I've used Surewise before for car insurance and didn't have a problem.

    I just a quick quote on their website and for a months insurance on approximately £5,000 worth of personal belongings you're looking at about £15.

    http://www.surewise.com/storage-insurance/?ac=google&username=ppc-sti&gclid=ciejnp2mq9icfzew0wod40ai_w
  • 3mph
    3mph Posts: 247 Forumite
    I am paying £10 per week per storage container 225 cu ft including insurance. The insurance was 12% of the storage charge plus 10% Insurance tax so 13.2% in total. This was with the storage company but using a National Insurer.
  • Miss_Samantha
    Miss_Samantha Posts: 1,197 Forumite
    I've just read on one of those self-storage companies' website that all customers must take out the insurance they provide and insure all of the stored contents at full replacement value.

    Sounds like a scam to me.
  • Dollymix12
    Dollymix12 Posts: 221 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Miss_Samantha wrote: »
    I've just read on one of those self-storage companies' website that all customers must take out the insurance they provide and insure all of the stored contents at full replacement value.

    Sounds like a scam to me.

    Yeah some of them say that, the one I'm looking at let's you sort your own out :)
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Dollymix12 wrote: »
    Yeah some of them say that, the one I'm looking at let's you sort your own out :)

    But still insist that you have insurance? Shouldn't really be any of their business.
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