Unoccupied Property Building Insurance

Getting insurance for unoccupied property is not the same as finding an insurance policy for a lived-in house. Insurance companies are much less likely to want to provide insurance for empty property, as an untenanted building is more prone to break-ins, squatters, people using it for criminal activity, and even arsonists setting fire to it. If you are classing a property as unoccupied or empty, or even vacant, insurers just do not want to know. The risks involved make providing insurance for empty property deeply unattractive to companies, and you are likely to find yourself refused, even by a business that you have been using for years.

Once you have seen the risks to insurers in providing insurance for empty property, it is fairly easy to see why they are reluctant to make any offers, or provide a premium. It is highly unlikely that you will be able to find a good insurance company on the high street that is willing to offer you anything like a reasonable deal on your empty property insurance. More likely, you will be offered a back-breaking premium that will make you wonder whether you should just leave the house uninsured. While tempting, this leaves you totally unprotected against any of the disasters listed above; and if your property is seriously damaged while you are uninsured, then you face an enormous bill to put it right.

You should be able to find other companies who are willing to provide insurance for unoccupied property through the internet. There are some companies that actually specialize in providing insurance for empty property, and they may even be willing to give you an offer on your insurance premium within a day or so. Specialists in this kind of insurance often have premiums a great deal cheaper than larger insurance companies will be happy to offer, and if you can find such a business, you should be feeling very lucky. Try to look around before you take up a premium, but don't leave it too long.