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Blocks of Flats

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Our policy, refreshed in 2016, is built to accommodate the full range of insurance needs of blocks of flats owners and offers several key differentiators:

- Malicious damage by tenant covered as standard
- Japanese knotweed removal up to £10K covered as standard - not only is knotweed destructive, growing up to 2m per year, but since 2014 controlling the plant is required by law
- £25K communal contents as standard and higher limits available
- £10M limit of property owner liability, because there's a big exposure for blocks of flats given the multiple dwellings
- Management Committee contents covered in any flat up to £2K
- Our 45 days unoccupied cover applies to the entire building, not just individual flats

At Pen Real Estate all of our clients have a dedicated claims handler, and their expertise means bespoke support that adds value at every stage in the process - that's why our claims team are multiple award-winners (Insurance Times Claims Awards Winners 2012, 2014, 2015, Finalists 2016).

Who Qualifies?

Our insurance is suitable for a wide range of property owners:

Freeholders
Leaseholders
Lessees
Owners
Residents' Associations
Residents Management Companies

We insure a wide range of types of blocks - both purpose-built and converted - and we welcome portfolios. We take a pragmatic approach to occupancy and our unoccupied conditions only apply when the entire block is empty.

What is covered?

- Damage caused by changes in the water table up to £25K
- Concern for welfare up to £25K
- Basis of settlement - 85% condition of average and day one inflation cover to give extra protection against the effects of inflation
- Average waiver if professionally valued in the last 3 years, so the insured doesn’t get a partial settlement
- Trace & Access as standard up to £50K - key in blocks of flats given the nature of the construction
- Embedded legal cover - additional enhancement available
- Optional Employers Liability
- Optional Rent Guarantee

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Contacts

Nympha Dunnell
Head of Transactional Underwriting Services
01420 470541
07729 442 473
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Caroline King
Trading and Operations Director - SME & Personal Lines
07557 154335
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Our claims team is award-winning

Our Real Estate team were winners of Insurance Times Claims Awards in 2012, 2014, 2015 and finalists in 2016

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