What is home insurance legal cover?
| If you’ve ever been involved in a legal dispute or had to hire a solicitor, then you’re probably already aware that hiring legal support can be costly.
Legal expenses is an optional cover you can add to your home insurance policy. What’s covered with home legal expenses cover?There are a number of different scenarios covered by home legal expenses optional extra, including the following disputes:
What’s not covered with home legal expenses?When claiming on your legal expenses insurance, there must be ‘reasonable prospects of success’ – this means there must be a greater than 50% chance of successfully pursuing your claim for it to be covered. Note that home legal expenses does not cover costs and expenses incurred before written acceptance of your claim, or fines, penalties, compensation or damages which you are ordered to pay by a court. Is home insurance legal cover worth it?What’s the difference between legal expenses and liability cover?Personal (or property owners’) liability cover will usually be included as standard under a home insurance policy, and provides cover for compensation claims to third parties arising from your ownership of the building – for example, a tile falls off the roof and hits a passer-by, either injuring them or causing damage to their property. Legal expenses, on the other hand, is to protect you should someone take legal action, such as due to a disagreement over a service or employment contract, which is why it can make a useful addition to your home insurance policy. Find out more about home insurance Get a quote for home insurance with Howden Find out more about landlord legal cover |