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Hiscox Landlords Insurance

Hiscox Landlords Insurance
Declarations: your premises
Declarations: you and your business
About your premises
Claims
Additional covers
Additional information
About you
Notes
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Hiscox Landlords Insurance

This is a commercial insurance product for landlords who own and rent their residential premises to generate a rental income.

Currently, we are only able to provide cover for up to ten premises under a single policy. If you have a block of multiple flats, this counts as one premises containing multiple lettable units.

If this insurance will be held in the name of a company or other entity, “you” means the entity, all subsidiaries to be insured and the directors of all insured entities. If the insurance will be held in the name of any person, “you” means all persons to be insured.

Any reference to building includes: outbuildings, annexes, fixed fuel tanks, landlord’s fixtures and fittings, solar panels, pipes, ducting, cables, wires and associated control equipment.

Declarations: your premises

If you intend to add or purchase more properties please note we will only be able to insure you for 10 properties. If you intend to add additional properties in the next 12 months you may wish to contact our broker partner Gallaghers here

Do you wish to insure any single premises which:
Do you wish to insure any single premises which has a total rebuild cost greater than £1,000,000?
This should reflect the total cost of rebuilding or repairing the building to the condition immediately prior to any insured incident. This includes the costs of dismantling, demolishing, shoring up, complying with any statutory and local authority requirements, and employing architects, surveyors and consulting engineers.
Do you wish to insure any single premises which is not let or intended to be let to a tenant for the sole purpose of residential use, from which you will earn a rental income?
This product is not suitable for premises which are let for any purpose other than residential use. This includes any commercial use, other than ancillary home office use.
Do you wish to insure any single premises which is likely to undergo any building work with an estimated cost of more than £25,000 in the next twelve months?
You do not have to tell us if the work is for minor, non-structural alterations, repairs, decoration or maintenance only.

You must tell us if you plan to extend, renovate, build or demolish any part of the buildings.
Do you wish to insure any single premises which will be left unoccupied or unattended for a period of more than 90 consecutive days over the next twelve months?
Do you wish to insure any single premises which has Grade I or II* status in England or Wales, or Category A or B status in Scotland, or Category A or B+ status in Northern Ireland?
You must tell us if you plan to extend, renovate, build or demolish any part of the buildings.

Based on the information you've provided, Hiscox cannot offer you Landlords insurance.

To help you find suitable cover, we have partnered with Gallagher to provide insurance for landlords like you. To proceed, click the button below to be taken to the Gallagher website.

Go to Gallagher

If you do buy a policy from Gallagher, Hiscox will receive a commission.

Declarations: you and your business

Are you a resident of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or a business domiciled in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
This applies to all parties to be insured on this policy, including any additional insureds or subsidiary companies.
Within the past ten years, have you or any of your directors, partners or other board members, or any entities for which such persons act or acted as board members, been the subject of any insolvency process?
If there is bankruptcy or an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) ongoing we may not offer a quotation. In Scotland bankruptcy is sometimes called 'sequestration' and Trust deed rather than IVA.
Have you ever had any insurance or proposal cancelled, withdrawn, declined or made subject to special terms?
In relation to all premises to be insured, have you made more than five claims in the last five years or does the total value of all claims in the last five years exceed £100,000?
Have you ever been:
  • disqualified from being a company director
  • subject of a county court judgment
  • convicted of or charged with any offence, other than a motoring offence or conviction spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any successor legislation?

Based on the information you've provided, Hiscox cannot offer you Landlords insurance.

To help you find suitable cover, we have partnered with Gallagher to provide insurance for landlords like you. To proceed, click the button below to be taken to the Gallagher website.
Go to Gallagher

If you do buy a policy from Gallagher, Hiscox will receive a commission.

Please confirm that you:
own or intend to purchase all premises to be insured on the policy?
Any premises which is not owned or due to be purchased by you will not be covered. Please continue with the intent of excluding that premises.
ensure that each premises be insured on the policy complies with all relevant licences, including all applicable House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and local authority licences?
If unsure, you must check with your local council or authority to confirm which licensing schemes or requirements apply to the premises in question.
ensure that all premises to be insured on the policy are inspected at least every six months and maintained in a good state of repair, free from any damp or mould?
All inspections should be carried out by you or a person authorised by you and a written record of such inspection should be retained for a period of not less than three months after the end of the tenancy agreement.

Good state of repair means:
- the premises are structurally sound with no signs of mould, damp or dry rot;
- the premises do not pose a danger to tenants such as exposed wiring, loose banisters, broken windows, loose roof tiles, uncovered holes in the ground; and
- there have been no complaints raised by tenants over the condition of the property
Is the tenancy agreement relating to each lettable unit always held directly between you or your managing agent and the tenant?
A lettable unit is a room, or rooms, within the insured premises which is separately occupied, or is capable of being separately occupied, by a tenant. This does not include any shared or communal areas.
Lettings are only made on the basis of either:
  • an assured tenancy or
  • a regulated tenancy (excluding company lets) or
  • an assured shorthold tenancy in England or
  • an occupation contract in Wales

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Claims

In relation to any premises, have you suffered any claim or loss in the last five years which may have been covered by this insurance had it been in force?
Please note, if the date of occurrence of the intended claim is within the first 90 days of the first period of insurance and the tenancy began prior to the start of the policy, unless an equivalent policy was previously in force then the claim will be declined.
Please provide details of all claims and losses in the last five years
HelpYou do not need to tell us about any claim which was declined, repudiated or settled at nil by the insurer.
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Additional covers

Do you wish to include cover for Landlords legal protection?
Landlords legal expenses insurance could cover a number of different issues, including:
- repossession of a premises from tenants;
- property damage disputes caused by tenants;
- eviction of squatters living in a premises without permission;
- rent recovery where payment is overdue by more than a month;
- legal defence criminal prosecutions relating to the letting of a premises or defence of an appeal under disability discrimination legislation.
It also provides access to a legal advice helpline and our legal document drafting service, for advice and information on a range of personal legal issues.
Do you always obtain a detailed inventory of the contents and condition of each premises (with supporting photographs) which is signed by the tenant?
Each item listed in your inventory should have a brief description of its condition and accompanying photographs where appropriate.
Do you keep clear and up to date rental records?
Do you wish to include cover for Emergency call-out?
Emergency call-out insurance is designed to provide an emergency fix in order to prevent damage or further damage to the premises, to make it secure and/or relieve unreasonable discomfort for your tenants.
Do you wish to include cover for malicious damage by tenants and accidental damage to the contents?
This additional cover will protect you if any furniture, soft furnishings, white goods or AV equipment which you provide for your tenants suffer damage which is caused by any person by accident or are maliciously damaged or stolen by any tenant.
Do you have any employees?
This includes:
- any directors or partners,
- those employed by you under a contract of service or apprenticeship,
- those hired to or borrowed by you,
- any self-employed individual working on a labour-only basis under your control or supervision,
- any individual engaged under a work experience or training scheme,
- any voluntary helpers.
Do you wish to include cover for Employers' liability?
Employers’ liability insurance protects against the cost of settling or defending an employee claim of accidental injury or disease because of the work they do for you. It covers anyone working for you in connection with your business, including voluntary helpers and those who are self-employed working on a labour-only basis under your control or supervision
Do all of your employees only carry out cleaning, caretaking, gardening and/or desk based work for you?
What is the estimated total annual wage roll for all of your employees?
HelpThis is the total amount of money your business pays out in salaries, wages and bonuses to direct employees and self-employed contractors. The total should include your salary, if you take one, and that of any other directors or partners, but not any dividends you pay to yourself or anyone else. If you are unsure, please use an estimate
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What is your ERN number?
In respect of Employers' liability, have - you, or - any past or present director, partner, principal or manager ever suffered any claim or loss which would fall within the scope of the proposed insurance?
Are you aware of any fact, circumstance or incident which is likely to give rise to a claim under this insurance?
Examples of circumstances which may give rise to a claim under this insurance include:

- any pre-existing damage or likelihood of imminent damage to the premises,
- anything which has caused or is likely to cause injury to any tenant or visitor to the premises for which you may be held liable,
- any threat to withhold any rental payment by a tenant of yours.

Additional information

Please choose a date for cover under the policy to start within the next 45 days

About you

Are you seeking cover as a business entity?
Business entity refers to the legal structure or form under which a business operates, including limited companies, limited liability partnerships, community interest companies, public limited companies (PLCs) and others.
Company Name
Does any subsidiary company of yours have an interest in any of the premises to be insured on this policy?
What is the name of the subsidiary company(ies) to be insured?
Subsidiary company name
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Title (Contact Person)
First Name (Contact Person)
Surname (Contact Person)
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Surname
Does any other individual have an interest in any of the premises to be insured on this policy?
Additional policyholders
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Email address
HelpWe capture this information in order to send your policy documents and contact you in the event of any change to your policy


Correspondence address
Contact number
Helpe.g. 07700900000

Additional Notes

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Employers liability

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Home emergency

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Legal expenses

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