Landlords Legal Expenses & Rent Guarantee Insurance

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 21/08/20

Due to COVID-19 and the Governments Eviction ban, eviction cover and rent guarantee protection has been withdrawn

What is Landlords Legal Expenses & Rent Guarantee Insurance?

Landlord Legal Expenses provides a comprehensive range of cover and advice for owners of both commercial and residential let properties.

This comprehensive policy covers the following insured events and is further supported by a helpline which operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to provide support and guidance on a number of different tenancy related issues:

  • Breach of Tenancy Agreement – A breach by a tenant of
  • Pursuit of Rent Arrears – Assistance in pursuing outstanding rent payments.
  • Eviction – Advice on the eviction of anyone who is occupying the property without your permission
  • Legal Defence – connected to ownership of the property.
  • Cover on the Property – Cover is per tenant per property, allowing the policy to run alongside any change in tenancy without penalties within the policy period.
  • Rent Guarantee* – indemnity up to £2,500 per month with a seven day payment pledge.

*Rent Guarantee only available on residential let properties

Claims Examples

A tenant defaults on their and policy pays out for the landlord’s loss of rent. The economic climate doesn’t help the potential for rent default. Money is tight and employment is uncertain, so your tenant could easily fall on hard times.

Do I really need Legal Expenses & Rent Guarantee Insurance?

Landlords face very real issues when dealing with problem tenants, do you know the correct legal process to reclaim your property?

The cost of evicting tenants, collecting rent arrears can quickly escalate and can cause all sorts of problems, if you are not receiving the correct legal advice. Would you be able to cover your outgoings if your tenants fell behind on their rent? Or would you be able to fund any legal costs to try to recover the arrears?

Dixons Commercial Insurance Brokers, have the solutions to support you through these difficult times, we recommend that you purchase this protection when you take our our Landlord Insurance Protection with us. Premiums start from at little as £37.50 (if purchased with Landlords cover)

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