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Leasehold Insurance Anomaly Check
Insurance risk is not just the premium. Excesses, exclusions, claims and building-safety conditions can all affect the practical ownership cost.
Built for England & Wales leasehold transactions.
Legal caution
This page is informational only, not legal advice. It does not tell you whether to exchange, proceed, renegotiate, or withdraw. Verify the issue against source documents and obtain professional advice before relying on it for legal, financial, or transactional decisions.
Checklist
- Confirm the current schedule covers the correct block and policy period.
- Record the premium, excesses, exclusions and endorsements.
- Compare premium and excess movement across available years.
- Check whether recent claims or building-safety issues affected renewal terms.
- Match the LPE1 insurance answer to the actual schedule.
Warning signals
- Premium supplied but no current schedule.
- High excess for water, subsidence, fire or storm claims.
- Policy endorsements or exclusions not explained.
- Insurance cost jump not reflected in budget commentary.
Questions to ask
- Please provide the full current buildings insurance schedule.
- What excess applies to each major claim category?
- Were there material claims in the last three years?
- What caused any premium or excess increase at renewal?
Official context to cross-check
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- High Buildings Insurance Excess Warning Signs
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- Leasehold Buildings Insurance Schedule Explained
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- Compare Three Years of Service Charge Accounts
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