My house is over 150 years old, has had subsidence in the past where can I get buildings insurance??
No one wants to insure me for buildings insurance as my house has had subsidence in the past, no evidence of it moveing in the last 70 years. Insurance companies will insure for contence though, there must be someone out there who has had the same experience. How Do I get insured? - even the morgage company wont insure us. Please help any owners of old homes
My house (built 1872) has suffered past movement, and we had major problems getting insurance. The previous owners insurance company would not insure us either, so we personally went to a broker (didn't do it over the phone), Swinton, and they did all the work for us and found two or three companies that would insure us. We had to send a copy of the surveyors report from when we bought the house, that said the movement was 'past movement' and not ongoing. It was a nightmare at the time, and we probably have to pay a higher premium than other people, but at least we have insurance! I know exactly how you feel!
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House Insurance terminology help?
What is the difference between the original cost and replacement cost of a stolen item? Which cost is more expensive. Also what is depreciation? I really need some help filling out the proof of loss forms for my house break in. Any help appreciated.
Original Cost- what you paid for it
Replacement Cost - what an item with similar features costs today.
Deprecation - how much the value of an item goes down due to age and wear
Example: You purchased a flat screen TV 6 years ago for $2000. At that time, the flat screen tv's were new and very expensive.
Now you can purchase a better quality flat screen tv for much less. So if a similar size flat screen tv now sells for $800....then: the original cost is $2000. The replacement cost is $800.
Now...where does deprecation come in? Deprecation is a reduction that is taken for the age/wear/obsolesce of an item.
So, the tv now costs $800 to replace. The tv was 6 years old at the time of the loss. Assuming that a TV has a useful life of 15 years -- the tv has deprecated 40%. Therefore: you subtract 40% from the $800 replacement cost. ($800 / 1.40 = 571.43).
As such - the depreciated value of the tv is $571.43
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