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Renovating a house - What insurance?
Had a search and this doesn't seem to have been asked before.
On Friday I take possession of the keys of a house I am planning to renovate (and then sell). I understand that the Bank want normal building cover as they are helping me finance the project but I need to properly understand what other liabilities I have. The house will be unoccupied for the period of the renovation and therefore the only buildings cover I can get is Property Owners liability which only covers for Fire, lightening, Earthquake and Aircraft Strike. I am still not clear whether this also covers me for any damage to neighbouring properties (people) that I might cause. I will be doing a lot of the work myself and am expecting any subbies to carry there own insurance (Do I need to confirm this with them?). However I will be getting my son's (and probably some of their friends) to help me strip the place out. Does this mean I need to go for contract works cover as well to cover me if they get injured whilst helping me? Any pointers in the right direction gratefully accepted. Cheers Martin -- Martin Carroll |
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Martin Carroll wrote:
The house will be unoccupied for the period of the renovation and therefore the only buildings cover I can get is Property Owners liability which only covers for Fire, lightening, Earthquake and Aircraft Strike. Aircraft Strike??!! That must be the most incredibly unlikely thing to insure against that I've ever heard of. Not to mention that any aircraft that happened to strike you would be most definitely liable and almost certainly able to pay for the damage (well the owners of the aircraft anyway). -- Chris Green |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , writes: Aircraft Strike??!! That must be the most incredibly unlikely thing to insure against that I've ever heard of. Not to mention that any aircraft that happened to strike you would be most definitely liable and almost certainly able to pay for the damage (well the owners of the aircraft anyway). Not what the owners of the World Trade Center found. Also, they only insured one of the towers against destruction at once, as it was considered most unlikely anything would destroy them both at the same time. Yebbut that sort of incident would be instantly excluded anyway, by virtue of being an Act of Terrorism or Foreign Power, or whatever the usual wording is David |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , writes: Aircraft Strike??!! That must be the most incredibly unlikely thing to insure against that I've ever heard of. Not to mention that any aircraft that happened to strike you would be most definitely liable and almost certainly able to pay for the damage (well the owners of the aircraft anyway). Not what the owners of the World Trade Center found. Also, they only insured one of the towers against destruction at once, as it was considered most unlikely anything would destroy them both at the same time. .... ah but wasn't that "Aircraft Strike" an act of war and thus not covered anyway? Not to mention that we're talking about a house, not a very public, targettable building. -- Chris Green |
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Aircraft Strike??!! That must be the most incredibly unlikely thing
to insure against that I've ever heard of. Not very likely, but it does happen. Not to mention that any aircraft that happened to strike you would be most definitely liable and almost certainly able to pay for the damage (well the owners of the aircraft anyway). Whilst the vast majority of aircraft are insured, there is, rather unbelievably, no requirement for compulsory third party insurance for aircraft. Christian. |
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Christian McArdle wrote:
Aircraft Strike??!! That must be the most incredibly unlikely thing to insure against that I've ever heard of. Not very likely, but it does happen. Not to mention that any aircraft that happened to strike you would be most definitely liable and almost certainly able to pay for the damage (well the owners of the aircraft anyway). Whilst the vast majority of aircraft are insured, there is, rather unbelievably, no requirement for compulsory third party insurance for aircraft. .... but the requirement isn't that the plane is insured, it's that the owner has enough money to pay your claim. It's his/her problem if he's not insured. In general most people who own/fly planes will have a reasonable amount of money I would have thought, unless they've spent it all on buying the place of course. -- Chris Green |
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In general most people who own/fly planes will have a
reasonable amount of money I would have thought, unless they've spent it all on buying the place of course. No. I owned part of a plane for a while and there's no way I (or my estate) would have been able to afford to rebuild a demolished house, let alone pay a million for each dead person. The share didn't cost the earth, either, about 1000 quid for a 1/16. Obviously it was insured, but there was no legal requirement to do so. Christian. |
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Christian McArdle wrote:
In general most people who own/fly planes will have a reasonable amount of money I would have thought, unless they've spent it all on buying the place of course. No. I owned part of a plane for a while and there's no way I (or my estate) would have been able to afford to rebuild a demolished house, let alone pay a million for each dead person. The share didn't cost the earth, either, about 1000 quid for a 1/16. Obviously it was insured, but there was no legal requirement to do so. But wouldn't any claim have been against the syndicate who owned the plane, thus it would be your total assets one could claim against, not just an individual's. -- Chris Green |
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wrote: In general most people who own/fly planes will have a reasonable amount of money I would have thought, unless they've spent it all on buying the place of course. Have a wander around an airfield. See the rusty old wrecks that they drive? See the tatty clothes and dog eared maps? That's the reality of PPL flying. :-) Interestingly enough, one of the local flying schools doesn't have hull insurance and prohibits flying in all but the best conditions. -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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"Martin Carroll" wrote in message ... Had a search and this doesn't seem to have been asked before. On Friday I take possession of the keys of a house I am planning to renovate (and then sell). I understand that the Bank want normal building cover as they are helping me finance the project but I need to properly understand what other liabilities I have. The house will be unoccupied for the period of the renovation and therefore the only buildings cover I can get is Property Owners liability which only covers for Fire, lightening, Earthquake and Aircraft Strike. I am still not clear whether this also covers me for any damage to neighbouring properties (people) that I might cause. I will be doing a lot of the work myself and am expecting any subbies to carry there own insurance (Do I need to confirm this with them?). However I will be getting my son's (and probably some of their friends) to help me strip the place out. Does this mean I need to go for contract works cover as well to cover me if they get injured whilst helping me? Any pointers in the right direction gratefully accepted. Cheers Martin -- Martin Carroll Not sure about your sons' mates and where they would stand if injured but in general, go to the insurance company you use for your own house at the moment. My mum died a few months back and I inherited her victorian mid-terraced house and we're renovating it with a view to renting it out. I tried a few different insurance companies but because the property was going to be unfurnished and unoccupied for more than 90 days, no-one would touch it and they all suggested my existing insurer would be best (I didn't just go straight to them first because I wanted to see what prices were being quoted). I rang my existing insurers (CIS) and they were more than happy to give cover. As you'll know, insurance of any kind is a minefield with long lists of things so suffice to say that it's "standard" cover, covering all "standard" things such as break-in, damage, rectifying damage to the other houses at each side, fire, etc., etc., etc., all for a "standard" price and running for the "standard" term of one year (or until we finish the work and get tenants in, which should be well under a year). Mogweed. |
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Mogweed wrote:
I rang my existing insurers (CIS) and they were more than happy to give cover. As you'll know, insurance of any kind is a minefield with long lists of things so suffice to say that it's "standard" cover, covering all "standard" things such as break-in, damage, rectifying damage to the other houses at each side, fire, etc., etc., etc., all for a "standard" price and running for the "standard" term of one year (or until we finish the work and get tenants in, which should be well under a year). Mogweed. some here, when we renovated the CIS were more than happy to continue cover under the standard policy. Jon |
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Jonathan Pearson wrote:
Mogweed wrote: I rang my existing insurers (CIS) and they were more than happy to give cover. As you'll know, insurance of any kind is a minefield with long lists of things so suffice to say that it's "standard" cover, covering all "standard" things such as break-in, damage, rectifying damage to the other houses at each side, fire, etc., etc., etc., all for a "standard" price and running for the "standard" term of one year (or until we finish the work and get tenants in, which should be well under a year). some here, when we renovated the CIS were more than happy to continue cover under the standard policy. But is that just buildings insurance? Does that normally indemnify against death or injury of anybody employed in the house by the policy holder, be they casual workers like his son's mates, or 'proper' contractors? (The OP assumes subbies will have their own insurance; but even if they do, presumably they'd still sue the OP for damages when they get squashed by his falling chimney pot or whatever? David |
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This is definitely not proving an easy task 8-(
Doing a google has give me plenty of people to try but it seems my requirements are a little unusual! This is a surprise as I am sure I am not the first person to do this. There have been various problems that have precluded brokers being able to sort me out including :- The fact that I am doing most of the work myself. The fact that I intend to sell rather than rent or live in the property. The fact that there is work to a supporting wall. I have found one very comprehensive quote here http://www.selfbuildzone. com/siteinsurance.asp. However the cost is £615, this covers a period of 24 months but there is no rebate for early cancellation. I have had 2-3 other quotes at around the £315-£400 mark (and pro-rata rebate for less than a years cover), but this is just for the FLEA cover with (I think) 1 adding property owners liability which should cover me for personal liability to subbies and friends/family. However I am not convinced that FLEA cover is comprehensive enough for the banks purposes. I need to get this in place by next Monday so I will press on with the googling and phoning around. Cheers Martin -- Martin Carroll |
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:49:22 +0100, Martin Carroll
wrote: This is definitely not proving an easy task 8-( Doing a google has give me plenty of people to try but it seems my requirements are a little unusual! This is a surprise as I am sure I am not the first person to do this. There have been various problems that have precluded brokers being able to sort me out including :- The fact that I am doing most of the work myself. The fact that I intend to sell rather than rent or live in the property. The fact that there is work to a supporting wall. I have found one very comprehensive quote here http://www.selfbuildzone. com/siteinsurance.asp. However the cost is £615, this covers a period of 24 months but there is no rebate for early cancellation. I have had 2-3 other quotes at around the £315-£400 mark (and pro-rata rebate for less than a years cover), but this is just for the FLEA cover with (I think) 1 adding property owners liability which should cover me for personal liability to subbies and friends/family. However I am not convinced that FLEA cover is comprehensive enough for the banks purposes. I need to get this in place by next Monday so I will press on with the googling and phoning around. Cheers Martin Martin Can I recommend that you look for cover for hire equipment, especially large machines if you intend to use any. This will save you a bomb at the hire shop. Rick |
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Martin Carroll wrote:
This is definitely not proving an easy task 8-( mm, not surprised... There have been various problems that have precluded brokers being able to sort me out including :- The fact that I intend to sell rather than rent or live in the property. Why is that an issue? If what you're wanting is essentially insurance for the period *before* you sell, rent, or live in the property, what does it matter to the insurers what you intend to do with it afterwards? If it is a sticking point, what's to stop you deciding now to rent the place out, but later on when all the work is done, maybe you have a change of heart and decide to flog it after all...? Do keep us posted! David |
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