From: "Mark BR" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Landlords Insurance
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:36:46 +0100

Ronald Raygun wrote:
> Mark BR wrote:
>
> > Ronald Raygun wrote:
> > >
> > > Many rental agencies also broker this type of insurance (or have a
> > > mate who does).  Some of them don't mind taking the insurance
> > > business even for landlords who don't use them to manage their
> > > property.
> > >
> > > It works for me.
> >
> > Norwich Union Direct, but you have to phone them on their freephone
> > number, gives it to you when you start to do a quote. Gives me £66K
> > of building cover for £112pa.
>
> Mine's with Norwich Union too, as it happens, but not "Direct".
> £145k buildings for £152, plus £8k contents for £59, plus £2M public
> liability for £53.
>
> > No special tenant type cover but have never
> > found that sort of cover worth having.
>
> What do you mean by "special tenant type" cover?

Cover for rent not being paid, damage by tenant and the like. Homelet do 
offer a wider range of insurance cover, covering this sort of event but at a 
higher price. However the cover is so hemed in by restrictions and limits 
that I do not find it to be of any interest

Mark BR