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Residential Landlord Insurance - Landlord Buildings and Contents
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Residential Landlord Insurance - Landlord Buildings and Contents

Buy to let insurance is not a legal requirement but it is highly recommended.  Getting the right landlord insurance is a necessity as the standard residential home owners insurance does not cover as many risks and is not specialised enough. RLA insurance covers all the standard perils as well as providing the following cover for residential buy to let properties of all sizes throughout the UK:

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Rentguard
Acumus
FCC Paragon
Homelet
Morethan
Simple
Directline
Underwriter BSI - min CSI Premium Rating Structure AD Cover Buildings Subsidence Unoccupancy Liability Cover Terrorism  Loss of Rent/ Alt Acc Excess Pro Cover Level FLEEA, Theft, Mal D, Impact, Storm, EoW, EoO Contents removed/In transit Pipes & Drains Trace & Access Metered Water Glass Gardens Keys & Locks CCTV Debris removal Nests   Emergency Access Additional Expenses Oil & Water Apparatus
Equity RedStar £35,000 £1,000 £148.63 No Yes Standard 45 Days £5m PL & £10m EL Yes 30% SI £100 (£50 for Contents) Full AD on Buildings, All types of Properties covered (flats, houses etc), All types of lets insured.... AD cover for glass/mirrors, sanitary/ceramic fixtures, audio/visual units etc... Landlord contents excess is £50 Yes Yes - 20% SI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fortis  ... ... £181.13 Postcode rated Add-on Standard 30 Days £2m PL No 20% BSI £250.00 No AD if property is a holiday home or tenants are NOT Pros. Age of Insured preferential if they are over 35. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No
Zurich ... ... £345.91 Postcode rated Yes Standard 60 Days £2m PL & £10m EL No 20% BSI £100.00 No SI for buildings - all have to insure up to £500,000 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Groupama & Propgen ... ... £1,197.25 ALL factors Add-on Standard 90 Days £5m PL & £10m EL No limited to £50,000 BSI & 30% for CSI £100.00 2 Covers available.  Do not cover Leasehold Flats. All Mal D claims excess £500. Quotation factors down to era property was built: same quote, property built between 1949-1979: £744.53. Cancellations are by letter & ambiguous of return of premuim for uninsured months...  Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
RSA ... ... £657.10 ... Add-on Add-on Non given £2m PL & £10m EL No 20% SI From £50 Unoccupancy  must be notified immediately and there is no grace period allowed. Cancellation fee of £55 for each policy, the certificate has to be returned for the cancellation to be effective & it all has to be done in writing. Yes  No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Fortis £75,000 £5,000 £218.20 Postcode rated Pros and Retired only Add-on 30 Days £2m PL & EL can be an add-on No 20% SI £200.00 Escess for EoW is £1,000 as standard, £500 for contents in detached buildings for theft Yes No Yes Yes (limited) Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No
RBS ... ... £344.08 ... Yes Add-on 20 days £2m PL & £10m EL (add-on) No 20% SI £200.00 Professionals lets only. Mid term adjustments (amendments) have an addition fee of £21 Yes Yes - 10% SI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes - limited Yes No

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