Your
property is likely to be the most valuable thing you own - you do
need household insurance. It would be crazy not to protect yourself
against damage to it. Household insurance provides you with financial
protection against possible damage to your property. It enables
you to insure both the actual structure of your building, its fixtures
and fittings, and your own personal possessions within the property
as well.
Home insurance is not like car insurance, is that it is not a legal
requirement to have it in the UK. However, if you are buying a property,
your lender should insist on you taking out buildings insurance
to protect their investment. If your home was to be destroyed completely,
then your lender would want to be sure that you could finance its
repair as well as the repayment of your mortgage. A company is unlikely
to be able to be confident about you repaying your loan if you are
homeless.
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