
Home insurance and personal possessions and portable items
Personal belongings insurance explained. Find out how to insure phones, laptops and jewellery outside your home and what’s typically covered.
Home insurance jargon and features explained

Personal belongings insurance explained. Find out how to insure phones, laptops and jewellery outside your home and what’s typically covered.

Learn how the age of your house can affect home insurance costs in the UK and how to find out when your property was built.

Learn how home insurance works for unoccupied houses, second homes and holiday homes. Understand the type of cover you may need.

Does home insurance cover damp in the UK? Learn the difference between rising damp, condensation and sudden water damage, and when you can and can’t claim.

Learn how insurance works for renters and landlords in the UK. Understand what you’re responsible for when renting a property.

Step-by-step guide on how to make a home insurance claim in the UK. Learn what to do after theft, fire, flood or burst pipes — and how to get your claim sorted quickly.

Learn how flood insurance works in the UK, what building insurance covers, how the Flood Re scheme helps homeowners, and how to protect your home from flood damage.

Learn the difference between buildings and contents insurance, what each covers, and how to choose the right cover for your home in the UK.