To help you get home emergency quotes, we’ll need to know about:
Is it your main residence, what type of property is it and your address
Choose when you’d like the policy to start and what you want it to cover
Just a few basics
It provides help in an emergency for things that could immediately affect your safety and health, or damage that could become a major issue if not fixed ASAP, like broken windows, your boiler breaking down or a pipe bursting. Your provider usually has a 24-hour emergency helpline you can call for help.
However, you can still find a policy to cover them – if a standard policy won’t do, talk to a specialist insurer who should be able to help.
No, it’ll only cover immediate fixes and labour costs.
You'll still need to keep your home in a good state of repair and make sure you carry out routine maintenance.
If any more work's needed after the immediate repairs, for example to improve a heating system and avoid future problems, it's likely you'll have to cover the cost yourself.
Check out our seven handy hints to cut the cost of home emergency cover:
It’s usually cheaper to pay in one go
Check whether repairs are protected under a guarantee
Properly maintain your property and its contents to avoid unnecessary claims
If you don’t need it for your boiler, don’t get it
Make sure it isn’t included as part of your home insurance
Use our service to find the right policy
You can get home emergency cover for four of the most important things that can go wrong in the home.
This’ll help just in case your heating conks out, leaving you with a chilly home or no hot water.
Helps protect your pipes, flushes and storage tanks due to leaks and breaks.
If your electricity fails, and your house is uninhabitable, home emergency cover for this will sort you and your wiring out.
Anything that impacts your immediate safety or health. Risks that leave your home unsafe or at risk of further damage are also covered.
Yes, some insurers include it either as standard or as an add-on, although you may get better cover through a standalone policy.
Check the maximum limit on the cost of repairs and see whether call-out charges, parts and labour are included. Be aware of what the insurer classes as an emergency – a blocked toilet is a huge inconvenience, but if you have more than one loo in your house, your insurer may see it differently.