Our rent guarantee insurance includes landlord legal expenses cover. This comprehensive policy provides peace of mind for landlords when renting out properties, it covers rent protection in the event of a tenant defaulting and any legal expenses you may face for issues such as eviction.
Covers up to £25,000 rental income
Up to 12 months’ cover
Full landlord legal expenses up to £100,000
Landlord Legal expense helpline 24/7
Cover for HMOs and student lets
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We appreciate the time and effort it takes to find the right tenant(s) and the need to protect rental income for the property. However, sometimes, circumstances out of a tenant’s control, such as redundancy, may result in a rent default. It is at this point that a rent protection insurance such as landlord rent guarantee insurance can make all the difference. Because we understand this, we have created a policy that caters to a variety of events.
Rent Guarantee Insurance in detail
Rent Guarantee Insurance is an important insurance policy for many landlords who want rental income protection. Landlord insurance rent guarantee and legal expenses is a perfect combination for any professional landlord and provides cover if your residential tenant defaults or fails to pay the rent.
Other benefits are:
Rental income cover
Rental income cover
Cover for up to £25,000 worth of rental income (maximum monthly rent of £2,500)
Legal expenses cover
Cover for up £100,000 legal expenses for eviction, possession of property, tax investigation and property disputes
Helpline
Access to legal advice helpline 24/7
Guidance
Access to online health and safety documents
For this insurance to be valid, your tenant(s) must have passed the relevant referencing process in advance. This includes proof of earnings and affordability, proof of ID and a credit check indicating no CCJs in the last three years.
It is not possible to take this policy out once a tenant has defaulted.
If a tenant already occupies the property and you want to take out this policy midway through their tenancy, there will be a 90-day exclusion period before a claim can be submitted.
For more detail, you can download our Keyfacts and policy wording documents below.
Landlord Rent Guarantee and legal expenses insurance is available from £60 per property when purchased in conjunction with your landlord insurance if arranged via Alan Boswell Group.
Alternatively, the cover can be purchased as standalone cover from £75 per property.
You can purchase Landlord insurance with rent guarantee, follow the link below.
Yes, but the guarantor will still have to go through the same referencing process.
Two forms of ID are required and one must be photographic.
Yes, dependent on what part of the policy you are claiming on there are excesses as follows:
£250 legal expenses
£0 excess for eviction if due to unpaid rent
£500 or one month’s rent (whichever is higher) for rental income cover
Yes, the insurance is based on the property. As long as the new tenant has been referenced and there is a tenancy agreement in place then the insurance will be valid.
There is no legal requirement for the product, although it is highly advisable if you have no other means of covering costs of the property.
You can cover up to 25 tenants for a student let/HMO (House Multiple Occupancy) although the pricing will differ from a single tenancy.
No, the policy is designed to pay rent while the tenant resides at the property (but is unable to pay rent). If they leave, there will be no cover for future rent due.
You can take out a policy, but any claim for their arrears/eviction will be excluded.
