Tag Archives: vacant property insurance
Legal responsibilities for owners of empty properties
Your property is empty, you no longer live there and you’re awaiting its sale. It’s easy to think you can put responsibility for it to the back of your mind, but that isn’t the case. For as long as you …
Vacant property risks: what owners need to know about empty buildings
Do you own a residential property that is likely to become empty for longer than a month or so? Are you aware of the distinct empty property risks and the extent to which these may impact your buildings insurance? There …
Technological solutions for monitoring unoccupied properties
If you own a property that you know will stand vacant and empty for longer than a month or two you might already have heard about the need for unoccupied property insurance. As we’ve explained in our comprehensive guide to …
When do you need unoccupied property insurance?
You made sure to arrange the building and contents insurance for your home, let or other commercial premises you own. So the property’s perfectly safe. Or is it? When you last renewed your property insurance did you consider the possibility …
Vacant property insurance explained
When does property you own become vacant? Individual owners might have a wide range of opinions, depending largely upon the particular reason for the premises being temporarily unoccupied (which we discuss a bit further below). Insurers, on the other hand, …
Who needs unoccupied property insurance cover?
In the perfectly normal course of events, there may be times when your property stands empty and unoccupied. What is the status of your property insurance at those times? It might not be an issue – but it may become …
What does vacant property insurance cover?
A property can become unoccupied or empty for several valid reasons: you are taking an extended holiday; as the landlord of let property, you may face a void between former tenants moving out and new ones being found; your job …
