Holiday home in uk insurance. Permanent residence in spain - Page 2

Kelvin1960 wrote on Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:40pm:

That's interesting.

We keep a car in the UK. It is insured with Admiral. When we obtained Spanish Residency, and then Spanish driving licences, we phoned Admiral to explain things. They issued a policy variation which noted the change of licence; other than that, nothing to do.

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There is another member of this forum who insured a car with Admiral, and was knocked back.

So maybe it is a case of who you speak to on the day. Call Centre Agents get targeted on call clearance times as well as business value; so maybe some agents don't think doing something complicated is worth it !

I will look for & pm you the agent's name at the Bristol A-Plan office. They were helpful there.

Kelvin1960 wrote on Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:40pm:

That's interesting.

We keep a car in the UK. It is insured with Admiral. When we obtained Spanish Residency, and then Spanish driving licences, we phoned Admiral to explain things. They issued a policy variation which noted the change of licence; other than that, nothing to do.

Read more...

There is another member of this forum who insured a car with Admiral, and was knocked back.

So maybe it is a case of who you speak to on the day. Call Centre Agents get targeted on call clearance times as well as business value; so maybe some agents don't think doing something complicated is worth it !

I will look for & pm you the agent's name at the Bristol A-Plan office. They were helpful there.

Poppy Ryder wrote on Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:54am:

We have a second home in the UK and our home and contents insurance has just come up for renewal. However, the insurance company we are with have just told us they can no longer do it because of the various rulings of Brexit. No way can we not insure the house! Has anyone else come up against any...

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...thing like this and how have you resolved it? 

paulsav wrote on Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:51pm:

I am non resident with 2nd home in Spain and after a total ransacking in 2008 and being refused the claim by Caixa banks insurance I went to Towergate insurance to insure as holiday home. They have paid out twice since without problem but last year said they couldn't continue because of Brexit! T...

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...hey told me to contact Staysure instead which I did and they accepted so with them now. I know the circumstance is differrent, you being Spanish resident with UK holiday home but worth a phone call to see if they can offer something. 

Regards 

Pauline 

Poppy Ryder wrote on Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:02pm:

Thanks Pauline I will give them a call

Jan1961 wrote on Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:46am:

Hi I am resident in Spain and own a house in the uk that I rent out. My British Landlord insurers refused to continue insuring after Brexit and directed me to their counterparts who have taken on my insurance needs and with a bit of bartering I managed to get the price down to less than I was pay...

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...ing with the British insurance company! Result. 
give them a try…Intasure.com  telephone 0345 111 0680

They are a Swedish company, very helpful and speak perfect English. As I say I have Landlord insurance but it’s worth asking if they do private, or holiday home.

Poppy Ryder wrote on Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:03pm:

Sorry I meant Paul

Poppy Ryder wrote on Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:10pm:

Hey Jan1961 thank you for this I will give them a try