Rebuild cost - insurer recommendation vs. BCIS

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We are in the process of getting a renewal quote for buildings and contents insurance. The broker, who we have been with for a number of years, have recommended this website to get a 'better' rebuild cost. The company is RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com who charge £180 inc. VAT for a calculation.
We've previously used BCIS (https://abi.bcis.co.uk/calculator/calculator.aspx) which is free.
I get that we should be accurately insured (i.e. not over or under insured) but £180 sounds like a lot of money for something we can get free from a reputable source already.
The BCIS site gives a figure but also gives a higher and lower range for the 'quality' of the house.
Has anyone used the (expensive) service above and would you recommend them? Is it just an expensive waste of time or is there any real value-add? They recommend re-doing the quote every 2 years.
Thanks.
We've previously used BCIS (https://abi.bcis.co.uk/calculator/calculator.aspx) which is free.
I get that we should be accurately insured (i.e. not over or under insured) but £180 sounds like a lot of money for something we can get free from a reputable source already.
The BCIS site gives a figure but also gives a higher and lower range for the 'quality' of the house.
Has anyone used the (expensive) service above and would you recommend them? Is it just an expensive waste of time or is there any real value-add? They recommend re-doing the quote every 2 years.
Thanks.
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Alternatively, take a bedroom rated policy which has a £1m or unlimited cover in which case you can be fairly confident that you'll never be underinsured.
If its a mainstream property then getting insurance with automatic sum insureds is usually the best way.
Why would the BICS calculator be 'useless'?
The £180 is a 'desktop survey'. The company quoted over £500 for a surveyor to come out. Even £180 seems a waste of money if the BICS service is worth using. It's for an insurance quote, not a house sale.