Frequently Asked Questions

I am a leaseholder of a house and my lease requires me to arrange insurance with an insurer nominated or approved by my landlord. Is there any way of choosing my own insurer?

You are entitled to place insurance with your choice of insurer provided notice is given to the landlord and certain requirements relating to the cover are met.

The insurance policy must:

• be with an 'authorised insurer', which means an insurer operating within the requirements of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
• cover the interests of both the leaseholder and the landlord;
• provide cover to a sum not less than the amount required under the lease;
• cover all the risks which the lease requires be covered by insurance.

You must serve a prescribed Notice of Cover on your landlord no later than 14 days after having placed the insurance (or within 14 days of any request by the landlord). The prescribed form and contents of the Notice of Cover are set out in SI 2004/3097 and 2005/177, in relation to England, and SI 2005/1534, in relation to Wales.

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