in the process of moving to a bigger house less than 200 meters from the sea... gone from 180 to 310 so quite happy with that. They did quote more so i just checked on comparison site and looked the cheapest big brand and gave my current insurer that quote. They ended up a few £ more expensive still but i don't mind. saves any hassle.
how much is your house insurance
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Last year £120
This year £160
Bit of an increase, I'll have to try and barter them down some as well but doubt it will be under £120 this year.
This year £160
Bit of an increase, I'll have to try and barter them down some as well but doubt it will be under £120 this year.
I'm not going to admit that my first reaction was to ignore all the toys laying in the huge puddle, but to find "Cookie, Destroyer of Man Caves", check her over for any injuries and then sit in my chair, having a cuddle for a good 15 minutes, as all the nasty ""What-Ifs" ran through my mind.
As much as this insurance claim is going to be, it'll be nothing compared to what the potential vet bill could have been...
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I rang them up and they discounted back to a bit above £120, Policy Expert silver cover.
Not bad, can live with that!
Renewed with Liverpool Victoria again this year £270 ish including a small increase on last year. 3 bed Semi, ex council in a good area on the South side of Bath, no trees/flood and so on includes legal, new for old accidental damages all that jazz.
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Had a renewal quote through for ours the other day - quite a price jump!
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Did you move to a suburb of Kabul or something?! That's a crazy jump.
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Apparently they now deem our property at risk of flooding (for whatever reason) - removing flood cover and the price drops to £350, which is still not an unsubstantial increase.
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£650 with Halifax.
Ours went up £100 or so, you win though!Had a renewal quote through for ours the other day - quite a price jump!
After our big accidental damage claim (£4k+), I was expecting a big hike, but they're having a laugh if they think I'll pay 60% more.
Time to shop around - which is a PITA as we have some fairly high value items that need specified cover (my wheelchair, watches & the Boss's engagement & eternity rings), meaning updated appraisals...
Received a phone call from my insurers advising me that my home contents policy was going up by over £100 this year and they advised me first to give me a chance to shop around. It was £121.99 for £15000 cover last year and would have been £263.70 this year.
The reason is because they changed insurers. Anyway shopped around and got £20000 coverage this year for £105.94. Happy with that.
The reason is because they changed insurers. Anyway shopped around and got £20000 coverage this year for £105.94. Happy with that.
I was told by my usual insurer early this year that they will not be continuing and on shopping around managed to find it at a similar price was paying and got the £4000 bike included for not a lot extra*
* Checked the fine print and there appears to be no legalise wordings.
* Checked the fine print and there appears to be no legalise wordings.
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Never claimed on house insurance in over 20 years of being a home owner. This would have been my 2nd year with them.
Nothing has changed.
Never claimed on house insurance in over 20 years of being a home owner. This would have been my 2nd year with them.
Nothing has changed.
| This year your price is: | per month: | £62.54 | Total payable: | £750.55 |
| Last year your price was: | per month: | £45.76 | Total payable: | £549.14 |
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