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class="cap">As well     insurance. Even people who do not 
as being the biggest            actually own the house they live  
financial commitment most people      in will require some form of      
will make in their lives, a home      cover for the possessions they    
will also be their biggest            could lose in the event of an     
physical asset. Therefore it is       unforeseen crisis.

            
at the top of most people's           

Buildings insurance is the     
insurance priority list. But          type of cover the vast majority   
understanding how home insurance      of mortgage providers will insist 
policies work is not easy for         a buyer has in place before       
someone who has not dealt with        handing them a home loan.         
them before. As with many types       Accordingly many people wrongly   
of cover, there are a multitude       believe that buildings insurance  
of phrases and many different         is a legal requirement, but in    
types of cover are quite              reality it is technically         
different. Many home loan             voluntary. Many home owners are   
providers will require that the       offered a buildings insurance     
borrower puts what is known as        policy by their mortgage provider 
buildings insurance in place as a     at the time of taking out the     
condition before they even get        loan but they may choose to look  
the funding.                          further than this and seek a      
Home insurance is important for       number of quotes from different   
the simple reason that without        insurers. A buildings insurance   
it, a home owner stands to lose       policy will cover the actual      
everything in the event of a fire     structure of the building and     
or natural disaster if they don't     what is often referred to as      
have cover. Of course, burglary       'fixtures and fittings'. This     
is a concern too. Cover can be        includes things like toilets,     
divided into two types –              baths and fitted kitchens. Things 



likes garden sheds and garages        other electrical goods. Some      
will also usually be covered.         things which are often taken out  
Depending on the policy, a garden     of the home, like cameras and     
fence, outdoor swimming pool or       laptops, may not be covered if    
wall in the garden or grounds of      they are damaged or lost outside  
a property might not be covered.      – a cover extension may be needed 
Policyholders may wish to check       for this.

                     
the small print of a policy           

When it comes to keeping home  
carefully to see exactly what         insurance premiums low, living in 
they get for their premiums.

      a neighbourhood watch area can be 

Contents insurance includes        a simple starting point.          
just about all personal               Improving security such as        
belongings, with a good guide         upgrading locks and fitting a     
being to think about what would       burglar alarm will also usually   
be taken if the policyholder were     help to bring costs down.         
to move house. Clothes,               Homeowners could do well to look  
electrical goods, furniture and       further than their home loan      
jewellery and other valuables up      provider when it comes to getting 
to certain agreed limits will be      a policy. Shopping around for a   
covered. Books, CDs, DVDs and         number of quotes could save       
other collective items will also      money, but it is important to     
be covered.

                       check exactly what each policy    

The majority of policies will      covers.

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policies will include accidental      Thomson is Chief Executive of     
damage cover for things like          BestDealInsurance an independent  
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