Buildings insurance for landlords

Buildings Insurance for Landlords

We offer both buildings and contents insurance for buy-to-let owners. With more than 350,000 properties covered, you can trust us with cover for your rental property..

But if, for example, you're the freeholder renting out an unfurnished property without contents or free-standing white goods, you may be interested in buildings insurance only.

Our Landlord Buildings policy covers:

The policy also includes public liability, so if you're sued for damage to someone else's property, or injury to your tenants, you're covered. For example, if a burst pipe in your property causes a flood in your neighbour's property, or if your tenants trip over an uneven patio stone, you'll be insured for the legal costs. It also covers any compensation awarded.

Buildings Insurance from Direct Line for Business gives you the choice to increase limits and extend your cover for an additional premium. A standard building and contents insurance policy is unlikely to cover tenant activity in your rented property - you need buildings insurance for rental properties.

Our specialist claims handlers have helped thousands of landlords get their rental properties back in order, so they and their tenants can get on with their lives. If you make a claim, we'll give you a dedicated claims handler to look after your claim from start to finish, so it'll get sorted with as little fuss as possible.

Plus, our flexible cover also allows you to add properties to an existing policy at any time, giving you one simple renewal date. We also won't charge you any mid-term adjustment (MTA) fees for changing your policy, such as adding a property to it, or increasing your sums insured.

Optional extras

For an additional premium, you can add any of these covers to your property owner policy:

• Landlord Emergency - 24-hour access to assistance in the event of an insured emergency at your rented property.
• Legal Expenses - covers the cost of defending your legal rights. Includes Repossession Cover, Nuisance and Eviction of Squatters Cover, and Tax Protection.
• Rent Guarantee - If your tenants can't pay, this covers you for the unpaid rent and legal fees until they move out. Eviction notice must have been correctly served before a claim. Purchased as part of legal Expense add-on at new business or renewal. Restricted claims for existing tenants in first 90 days after purchase.
• Accidental Damage for the building when you've insured it
• We'll pay for Loss of rent if your property becomes uninhabitable following an insured event such as a fire or a flood
• Malicious Damage by Tenants cover
• Theft by Tenant cover
• Terrorism Cover - You can extend your policy to help protect your rental property against damage caused by acts of terrorism. We'll cover you up to the maximum sum insured on your policy for buildings, contents and/or loss of rental income. Acts of terrorism are defined as damage caused by someone acting on behalf of, or in connection with, any organisation which uses force or violence to overthrow or influence the UK government
  
  Terrorism cover is not available for properties that are located in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Northern Ireland.
• Personal Accident - cover pays up to a maximum benefit of £50,000 in respect of death or a weekly benefit of £250 if temporary disabled to insured persons between the ages of 16 -75 if they are unable to work because they've been injured in an accident, whether in a business or personal capacity.

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