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Buildings & Contents Cover
Unlimited cover You'll receive automatic cover for the full cost of rebuilding your home, or for the replacement or repair of any item damaged, destroyed, or stolen for your home. You could even enjoy a no-claims discount of up to 40% straight away, based on your claim-free years with your current insurer.
Tell me more about Buildings and Contents Cover How to apply for Buildings and Contents Cover
Choose to pay your premiums in the way that suits you, either monthly or annually - with no additional charges for spreading payments.

There's a home emergency helpline to call for access to a national network of skilled and reliable tradesmen 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Reduce your premiums by increasing the excess (the amount you pay for a repair or replacement as part of a claim) from £50 to up to £250, or pay a little more to remove the excess entirely.

Buildings Cover meets the cost of damage caused by:
bullet point Fire
bullet point Lightning or explosion
bullet point Storm or flood
bullet point Escape of water or oil
bullet point Impact by aircraft, animals or vehicles
bullet point Subsidence, heave or landslip
bullet point Breakage of glass or sanitary fittings
bullet point Accidental damage to underground pipes or cables
bullet point Falling trees or branches
Contents Cover automatically meets the total cost of repair or replacement of your belongings, including high-risk items, like jewellery, hi-fi and personal computers, up to a value of £2,000 each.
Standard cover also includes cover for:
bullet point Freezer contents (up to £500)
bullet point Personal money in your home (up to £500)
bullet point Any losses arising from illegal use of stolen credit cards (up to £500)
bullet point Fitting new locks if any keys are stolen or lost
bullet point Any office equipment you keep at home (up to £5,000)
bullet point Property kept in the open, for example, in your garden (up to £500)
bullet point The full cost of replacing mirrors or fixed glass in furniture broken by accident
bullet point Loss of metered water (up to £1,000)
bullet point Damage to satellite equipment (up to £500)
bullet point Damage to or theft of deeds and documents (up to £250)
bullet point Any legal liability you incur as occupier of your home or land, or in your personal life (up to £2 million)

Our no-claims discount is available immediately, depending on the number of claim-free years with your current insurer, and whether you choose to protect this benefit.

Discount Claim Free Period
10% 1 year
15% 2 years
20% 3 years
25% 4 years
30% 5 years
40% Protected Discount
When you apply, you can choose from a range of additional optional extras:
bullet point Accidental buildings damage cover - for mishaps like damage caused while doing DIY or carrying out maintenance
bullet point Accidental contents damage Cover - for breakages and spills at home
bullet point Personal belongings cover - for loss of or accidental damage to you and your family's personal belongings at, or away from home. Choose up to £6,000 worth of cover, up to a limit of £2,000 per item
bullet point Home emergency cover - access to our emergency helpline to put you in touch with a reliable tradesman to fix a problem like a burst pipe or electrical failure, and up to £250 for call-out charge, labour and materials
bullet point Legal expenses cover - cover for up to £50,000 in legal expenses to pursue or defend a legal action, for example a personal injury, employment or consumer rights claim
Eurolaw
Included automatically in your home insurance cover, Eurolaw is a service that provides help with personal legal problems under the laws of the member countries of the European Union, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Scandinavian countries and Switzerland.
What does it mean?
APR:
The annual cost of borrowing, including interest and charges
Offset:
Combining your money to make it work harder
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