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Home emergency cover

You can buy our home emergency cover online for an annual premium of £92.75. If you are a buy to let owner then we can cover the boiler in the let property for an annual premium of £76.65 providing the property insurance is also with us. Click here for a free quote

Our home emergency cover is available to anyone not only those that have house insurance with us. The premium, however will be reduced to £55.65 If you do take a house insurance policy with us.

Home emergency cover: Benefits

About the service itself:

  • Up to £500 of cover per incident – including callout, parts and labour

  • Unlimited number of claims – there are no limits to the number of times you can claim

  • No policy excess to pay -  unlike many competitors who may ask for £50 or more before they will turn up.

  • No bills to pay – we settle direct with the engineer or contractor

  • Emergency Help line – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – even on Christmas Day

  • Fast response from a large network of 6500 accredited, skilled contractors

  • Boilers are covered. Boilers up to 15 years old from start date and will be covered for breakdown as long as the cover is renewed

  • A 14 day initial exclusion period applies if you do not have current cover.

  • There are no written claims forms to complete: it’s all done over the ‘phone

  • All boilers should be serviced annually and a copy of the service documentation will be required for our records.

What we cover you for:

  • Boiler breakdown resulting in loss of hot water and/or heating

  • Plumbing and drainage emergencies or if the only toilet in the home is inoperable

  • Complete electrical breakdown

  • Vermin infestation such as Rats, Mice or Wasps nests in the home

  • Security emergency (break in or vandalism that has been reported to the police)

  • Broken or damaged windows and doors presenting a security risk in the home

  • Up to £100 towards overnight accommodation – if you cannot stay in your home overnight

Home Emergency Cover - keyfacts document
Home emergency Cover - policy wording
Landlords Home Emergency Cover - Key Facts
Landlords Home Emergency Cover - Policy wording

Home emergency cover application

Your Full Name

 Address
Postcode
Policy required
The Buy to let option is only available if you insure the property with us.
(BTL Only): risk address
Your date of Birth
Commencement Date

Boiler Make

Type

Model

Previous insurer/ policy number/expiry
Telephone Number
e-mail address
We may send you information from time to time about insurance generally and special offers. If you do NOT want to receive it check and we'll only send details about this enquiry/policy.

Landlords, who insure their property with us, can take out cover on buy to let property occupied by their tenants at a premium of £76.65 including IPT. Click here for a free quote for landlords insurance

Links to our other main policy lists

B Portwood & Company Insurance Home Page - an overview of the site and types of policy on offer.
Home insurance - buildings and contents, personal possessions, forces kit, holiday, second homes, home emergency

Home insurance related links

Home insurance quotes | Domestic appliance extended warranty | Personal possessions - students etc | Forces Kit insurance | Home emergency insurance | second home and holiday home insurance, let and unoccupied property | self build insurance |

If you have queries on this home emergency cover then please contact us during normal office hours. Our telephone number is 0844 8262618.

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