House insurance. Windows without key operated locks

Mishomeister

Any one could recommend any house insurance company who do not require/ would consider covering where there are no key operated locks on windows?
Many Thanks.

huckster

Whilst some Insurers may have windows with locks as a standard requirement, it is often a requirement based on postcode risk and/or the value of Contents to be insured or due to previous theft or attempted theft.

So people on a forum won't be able to advise, unless they live in same risk area and have same type of risk to be insured.

Contact a brokers such as Home Protect or Towergate to look into options.

baza52

would it not be easier to just add key operated locks?
My son recently moved house and had standard levers on the upvc windows and i just bought replacement handles with locks and swapped them over.
Cheap to buy and very easy to fit.

Mishomeister

baza52 wrote: »

would it not be easier to just add key operated locks?
My son recently moved house and had standard levers on the upvc windows and i just bought replacement handles with locks and swapped them over.
Cheap to buy and very easy to fit.

The windows are 'locked by the handle being turned and going over the frame, whether the key operated locks would require a hole being cut in the UPVC frame for the internal lock to go in.
I would not have skills to cut UPVC and would risk permanently damaging them.
An the cost of hiring some one would probably outweigh any savings made on insurance.

baza52

no drilling needed, just unscrew old handle and replace with new one.
I got my ones from amazon in packs of 3 but heres a link to show you what i mean.
Shop around for the cheapest price.

https://www.screwfix.com/c/security-ironmongery/window-handles/cat841038

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/391799465341?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=391799465341&targetid=594652073200&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9044970&poi=&campaignid=6619151966&mkgroupid=84510980808&rlsatarget=aud-381667280803:pla-594652073200&abcId=1140496&merchantid=113547893&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2ITuBRDkARIsAMK9Q7OFyAhh8NE55BEnqmBoyqQOgVN38ykRPu5aWHbRFblJv2Wx63qJ7ZcaAhQSEALw_wcB

paddyandstumpy

Our home insurance is with Aviva, they don't ask questions about locks on windows.

I know because we don't have key locks, we have thumb turn locks on sash windows, and they are fine with this.