Do You Need Contents Insurance?

16 May, 2009 (13:40) | Insurance | By: admin

Do You Need Contents Insurance?

Make sure there is no compulsory purchase of an associated product such as buildings and contents insurance or mortgage payment protection insurance. Likewise, if you sold anything of value over the last year, and have not informed the insurance company, then you are paying home contents insurance for something you no longer own. Other expenses which can be claimed against tax, include:

A) Utility Bills – such as water rates
B) Advertising Fees – incurred when trying to find appropriate tenants
C) Letting Fees – such as those incurred by the use of a letting agency
D) Insurance – such as buildings insurance, house insurance and contents insurance
E) Maintenance Costs – such as gardening and cleaning costs
F) Repairs – such as general maintenance repairs.

Maybe this would be a good time to check that you’re not paying too much for car or contents insurance. If so, then there’s a very good chance your home contents insurance premium would be reduced, as the security in your house is a major consideration in assessing your premium (along with the crime rate in your neighbourhood, so you may also want to check and see if this has gone up or down also). Home contents insurance covers almost everything else you would take with you if you moved house.

As such, you need to read your home contents insurance and/or home buildings insurance renewal notices very carefully to make sure that they reflect, as accurately as possible, your life today and not your life of yester-year. You will now need to swap over names on water and electricity bills and get yourself some building and contents insurance. If you have home contents insurance then you are insuring your personal property for the replacement cost of buying the same thing new.

Securing my shelter entails payments to the local council (rates, water, land taxes etc), bank interest and also house and contents insurance. Buildings insurance to protect your property’s construction and home contents insurance to protect your moveable household objects and valuables, you should first check you home contents insurance policy.

Most companies will have office and contents insurance, employer and public liability insurance. TIP: Consider separate buildings & contents insurance if you need both buildings and contents insurance, get quotes for separate policies for maximum potential savings. It would also be wise to get home and contents insurance too.

Don’t forget to organize property and contents insurance. Lenders will offer better discounts, fixed rates or cashbacks if you are prepared to take the lenders building and contents insurance. You will also be protected in the event of a claim on your home and contents insurance, knowing that your maintenance is up to standard.

Common bills are council tax, maintenance, buildings and contents insurance, amenities (to include electric, gas, water and telephone). CeMAP training also covers the different types of insurance that the borrower may need, for example life cover, critical illness cover, or even buildings and contents insurance. Most insurance companies will give you up to 10% off your contents insurance if you have these kinds of locks fitted.

Insurance policies such as buildings and contents insurance, life assurance and mortgage payment protection insurance to name just a few. TIP 2: Only pay for the home insurance you need calculating an accurate figure for the buildings and contents insurance value can be awkward, which is why a lot of homeowners are either under insured or paying for levels of cover they don’t really need. One more way is to add your mobile phone to your home contents insurance policy (if you have one), that will surely be a good idea.

Comments

Comment from We like to known the answers
Time May 16, 2009 at 1:43 pm

There is no law stating that you must carry contents insurance for your possessions. However, if a fire or similar occurs in your unit, the landlord's insurance will only cover repair of the premises, with NO coverage for anything you lost in the fire.

It is also possible that a fire occurring due to your personal negligence or carelessness will come back to haunt you. the landord's insurer will cover his cost and may well sue YOU to recover the value of the loss.

Proper renter's insurance covers these scenarios. I strongly recommend it, especially since it is rather inexpensive.

Comment from Dav P
Time May 16, 2009 at 2:50 pm

All you need is Renters Insurance that covers your belongings. The landlord insures the dwelling. Life insurance for homeowners is an extra that pays off the house if the owner should pass away. It does not apply to rental property.

Comment from terry_powerprofit
Time May 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm

What your wife is trying to do is create a service where a need exists and fill that need. You say "I tell her that if I need to do it I'll do it myself" Most people don't realize the need until it is too late. This is why we put it off. (So, since you know of the need, let me ask: Have you yourself made a video of your household goods? No? See what I mean?)

Most people know they need this. In the case of a fire, when it comes to valuable items, insurance wants proof. (My daughter lost EVERYTHING but the clothes on her back and insurance gave her peanuts!)

What I recommend is that you find out what the competition is doing, what they are charging and find a way to do it better for less. Even if you undercut them by $5, in this day and age, it can be the reason someone chooses YOU over them.

As her spouse, you should be encouraging her, not playing devil's advocate. Let the family friends do that.

As for David, I think he meant that a poor video of an item can make it look less valuble than it is. When insurance goes to pay for it, you get less than it is worth, because of the video. When videoing something you want the owner to tel you about it so that you can show it off best. Good equipment and good lighting can go a long way to making this a better experience, too.

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