Need to know: insurance for extensions
27 August 2026
Why standard home insurance rarely covers a house while it is being extended, what extension insurance replaces, and when cover needs to start.
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Guides, insight and practical advice for self-builders, renovators, converters and developers.
How to run a safe and professional self-build site
27 August 2026
Practical guidance on self-build site set-up, managing trades and subcontractors, the high-risk phases, record keeping, and the insurance behind it all.
Building Safety Act 2022: what it means for self-builders and renovators
27 August 2026
What the Building Safety Act 2022 changed, the longer liability periods, the dutyholder regime, and what self-builders and renovators need to put in place.
Understanding your responsibility to your neighbour’s property
27 August 2026
Where your liability sits when you build near a boundary, what the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 requires, and how site insurance responds to damage next door.
What does an insurance claim actually look like?
27 August 2026
What happens when you claim on a self-build site insurance policy, from reporting the loss to settlement, and what to do at the time to help it along.
How Important is a Self-Build Structural Warranty?
19 February 2026
A structural warranty is one of the most important risk-management protections you can put in place when undertaking a self-build or conversion – it is