Home Owner Insurance

More and more students are finding themselves in the lucky situation where either their parents are willing to buy them a house at university as an investment and a way to save 3 years of rental costs or, as post graduates they can afford to take the first step into home ownership. As a first time home owner in the UK, one of first steps to take is to buy a home insurance policy. There are several home insurance providers listed here that could provide you with the cheapest home insurance quote that is available in the UK. 

Popular Home Insurance Brokers
Endsleigh Student Contents Insurance Specialist, contents insurance for those people living in rented accommodation. Endsleigh provides specialist cover for those people living in rented accommodation. • Cover available from just £3,000 worth of contents • An individual / couple’s possessions can be covered within a multiple occupancy property • Cover for landlord’s contents for which you are legally responsible for • Option to cover personal effects away from the home • Option to pay monthly. Get a quote from Endsleigh

Alternative Home Insurance Providers

	Natwest Home Owner Insurance
	Direct Line Home Owner Insurance
	Barclays Home Owner Insurance	Put your buildings and contents cover together and you get a great deal on our comprehensive home insurance. Get A Quote In 2 Mins. 10% online discount available.Get a quote from Barclays
	Nationwide Home Owner Insurance	Home Insurance Product Info • 25% discount on your buildings and contents insurance when you buy them together online* • no extra charge for monthly payments • up to £1,000 cover for contents in the garden
	AA Home Owner Insurance	The AA are one of the most recognised and trusted names in the insurance market. AA will search over 10 leading insurers to find you the best home insurance quote they can. Plus, the AA offer a 15% online discount for new customers. Contents Insurance - New-for-old cover - Credit/debit card fraud up to £500 - Up to £3,000 to cover theft from your garage or shed - Up to £25,000 for legal expenses Buildings Insurance - Fire and storm damage - Accidental damage
	Prudential Student Home & Possessions Insurance	Enjoy peace of mind with Prudential Home Insurance. New Customers will receive up to a 20% introductory, first year discount when they apply online. Get a quote from Prudential
	Churchill Home Owner Insurance	25% introductory discount plus an additional 10% when you buy Churchill home insurance online. You could benefit from new for old cover on contents, up to 30% no claims discount – which you can choose to protect, up to 10% off contents when you buy buildings and contents together, and loads more. Click here for a fast, competitive quote.
	Budget Insurance Home Owner Insurance	As one of the leading insurance intermediaries, Budget take the hassle out of arranging cover by searching our panel of leading insurers to find you the best policy at the best possible price
	The Post Office Home Owner Insurance	Our home insurance is great value. We tailor your policy so that you only pay for the cover you need and because we shop around for you, you could save up to 31%* on your home insurance.
Trying to find a cheap home insurance quote is not the only factor that you should consider when deciding which quote to accept. Other factors that are important for selecting a suitable home insurance policy would include excess amounts. Is the home insurance policy come with a suitable excess amount that you are able to pay if unforeseen circumstances do occur? Otherwise decreasing this excess amount may be the better option, of course you will have to pay a higher premium. Another factor that is important to many visitors would be do they offer a new for old policy? This will be important when it comes to a claim, when you claim any damaged items will be replaced with new items, not the market value of your damaged goods. You should also know which company underwrites your home insurance policy, are they a reputable company? These are just some of the important points that should be considered when considering but there are many others. Home Owners Take Note! As a home owner, your house is likely to be the biggest asset you will ever have, so protecting it against disaster makes perfect sense. In fact, if you have a mortgage you won't have a choice - your lender will require you to have insurance to cover the cost of rebuilding your home in the event of a fire or other crucial damage. You do have a choice about the other aspect of household insurance - known as contents cover. But failing to take out adequate insurance for your personal property could easily prove to be a false economy if you are robbed or suffer damage to your home. Buildings Insurance Many lenders demand that you buy buildings insurance to protect your property against serious damage. In fact lenders often do their best to sell insurance when you take out a mortgage, but most borrowers would find a cheaper deal by shopping around. This is particularly easy to do through on-line brokers and insurance companies such as those advertised above. Basic Buildings insurance protects the fundamental structure of your home, as well as permanent fixtures and fittings such as baths, toilets and fitted kitchens, bedroom cupboards and interior decorations that make up the inside of your home Simply, the insurance usually covers those items that won’t be taken away when you move house. Make sure you always get enough cover to pay for the cost of rebuilding your home, which may bear no relation to the actual worth of your home at the time you take out the policy. Contents Insurance To get insurance cover for your household possessions such as televisions, hi-fi's, carpets, and furniture, you’ll need to consider contents insurance. Most insurance policies will cover you for fire, flood and theft and many will also pay out for accidental damage, such as if you spill a drink down the back of your TV! To work out how much insurance cover you need, it’s wise to do an inventory of your possessions. This is simple - just go from room to room and write down all the items in it. Then work out how much it would cost to replace each item on your list. Add it all up and you’ll have a very good idea of just how much contents cover you’ll need within your home owner contents insurance policy. Particular items may need to be insured separately as most policies will have limits on payouts on individual items. Jewellery or expensive electrical equipment may fall into this category therefore it is always important to find out what the maximum individual item limit is on your insurance policy. It’s important to get the right cover for your own needs so don’t be shy about asking exactly what insurance you are being sold. Also it’s crucial to read the small print to find out what exclusions there are. Many insurance claims have been rejected because policyholders failed to read the small print. And there are plenty of insurers who will use the small print to wriggle out of payouts, too! If you are unhappy about any exclusions, take it up with the insurance company at once - waiting until you need to claim will be too late! Ger yourself household insurance straight away to make sure you have all your household items covered as you never know when the time may arise that you have to claim!