What Are The 5 Biggest Causes Of Subsidence?

By Crowthorne Insurance on Oct 14, 2024 11:00:00 AM

A house that crashed because of soil subsidence

Subsidence is a serious issue that can damage properties and decrease their value. Understanding the causes is crucial for protecting your property. Additionally, it is important that you recognise the main signs of potential subsidence, ideally before you choose a home. Once you know …

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Subsidence – 4 Important Signs To Look For

By Crowthorne Insurance on Mar 1, 2022 11:00:00 AM

Subsidence - 4 Important Signs To Look For

Subsidence is a real concern for homeowners and potential buyers alike. It’s costly to fix, can devalue your home and is a growing problem – 27,000 insurance claims were made for subsidence in 2020 and it’s predicted that this figure will continue to rise over the next 50 years due to …

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Does Home Insurance Cover Subsidence?

By Crowthorne Insurance on Aug 31, 2021 10:00:00 AM

Does Home Insurance Cover Subsidence?

Should your home suffer from subsidence, you might find that you run into some issues with making a claim on your insurance. Here, we will explain what subsidence is, what the causes of subsidence are, when you can make a claim, and we’ll answer the question, “is subsidence covered by …

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What Is Subsidence and Landslip Cover?

By Crowthorne Insurance on Aug 19, 2021 10:00:00 AM

What Is Subsidence and Landslip Cover?

When buying home insurance most people concentrate on risks such as theft, fire, and extreme weather conditions, but you may also want to include subsidence and landslip. Here are a few things you need to know about home insurance subsidence cover.

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Does Subsidence Affect House Insurance?

By Crowthorne Insurance on May 11, 2021 10:15:00 AM

I’ve bought a house with subsidence now what

If you’re thinking about house insurance subsidence has to be a consideration. Making sure you’re properly covered to help deal with it, as well as understanding the effects on your house insurance after subsidence are important, to ensure you’re able to budget correctly.

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Subsidence Caused By Trees

By Crowthorne Insurance on Nov 3, 2020 11:00:00 AM

Subsidence caused by Trees

What Causes Subsidence? Although contraction, movement or erosion of the soil below a property is the main cause of subsidence, there are many reasons why one property could be more at risk than another, even if the soil they are built on is similar. Trees Near Your Property Probably …

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3 Ways You Can Protect Your House From Subsidence

By Crowthorne Insurance on Oct 7, 2019 12:00:00 AM

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House insurance for subsidence properties does exist, and we offer competitive rates at Crowthorne Insurance, but no homeowner wants to be in the position of actually needing house insurance subsidence cover. So, what can you do to make sure that subsidence doesn’t become an issue for …

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