Home & Property
Essential tips for maintaining and securing your empty property
Homes can remain unoccupied for various reasons, such as when between owners, undergoing renovations, taking extended holidays, or dealing with illnesses. Regardless of the cause, it's crucial to prepare your property for its vacant duration.
Policy excess explained: a comprehensive guide for home and other insurance excesses
Almost all insurance policies, whether it’s for your home, car, or business, come with an excess that you’ll need to pay. Here, we explain what an insurance excess is, how it works, and how it affects what you pay overall.
Are you underinsured?
Inflation. Rising material costs. A shortage of labour. In many cases, rebuilding your home will cost a lot more than its market value. We help you check whether you’re underinsured, and what you can do to make sure your home insurance is adequate.
Is rising damp covered by buildings insurance?
Rising damp can be a serious problem, especially in older homes, and if left untreated can lead to health issues and devalue your property, so check out our guide, so you know what to look for and what to do about it.
What is insurance excess cover?
Excess protection insurance helps you recover the excess you’ve paid after making a claim. We explain how it works, the type of policies it usually applies to, and how it could save you money in the long run.
The insurance claims process explained
Whether you’re claiming for your home, car, or business, we take a look at the general claims process so that you can feel prepared should the need arise.
A property owners' guide to subsidence
Subsidence happens when the land beneath a property starts to sink but it can be hard to spot and have a big impact on your home insurance premiums. To help you identify and deal with the problem, here’s our guide to subsidence.
European cities with the most beautiful homes, according to Pinterest
Which European city is home to some of the most beautiful and aesthetic houses? Find out with Alan Boswell Group's latest Pinterest research.
Guide to Grade II listed building restrictions
Owning and maintaining a Grade II listed building comes with a long list of responsibilities. We take a look at the restrictions, insurance aspect, and some common questions associated with these older buildings.
Index linking and home insurance - what do you need to know?
Index linking is very closely linked to the financial issues and inflationary pressures hitting the headlines at the moment. But what exactly is index linking, how does it work, and what are we doing to minimise its knock-on effects as much as we can?
A guide to home insurance extras
A guide to popular home insurance extras and whether optional insurance features are right for you and worth the extra expense.
Home renovations: the importance of specialist insurance cover
86% of property owners do not tell their insurance provider of works being undertaken at their home and risk having their policy voided. We look at why renovation insurance is a must if you're undertaking building work on your home.