House Insurance - Address newly on PAF

Bugalugs
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edited 6 April 2020 at 12:44PM in Insurance & life assurance
We get keys to new property today and it’s a new build (part of a larger new housing estate)  After contacting Royal Mail, they added it to PAF on Saturday morning.  How long will it be before it appears on files/how frequently do Insurers update from this database, as at the moment I’ve tried most of the main ones and it isn’t on them, and they’re not taking calls from new customers, only online.

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  • eddddy
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    When you say you "get keys to new property today", do you mean you've bought it - or rented it? And is it a house or a flat?

    If you've bought it and it's a house, it's super-risky not to have buildings insurance in place. If, for example, there was a fire in the house, you could face a repair bill of tens of thousands of pounds, or more.

    If that's the case, and you can't buy online, perhaps you should urgently try a broker.
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