Residential Park Home Insurance
Our Parksure Residential Park Home Insurance policy is specifically tailored to cater to your individual needs and the differing requirements of any residential park home. Parksure does this by offering one of the most attractive policies on the market.
Remember, if your current insurance policy makes no mention of the words Residential Park Home in the policy wording, how can you be sure you are insured correctly, if at all? All residential park home insurance claims are settled on the specific policy in question, so make sure you check yours thoroughly and look for those specific words.
Also, as park homes are a non-standard risk, be wary of companies that seem to offer too good a deal, they could be insuring your home as a ‘bricks and mortar’ property under a standard insurance policy. Your home is not made of bricks and mortar; it is made of marine ply-wood and is therefore more expensive to insure than its brick equivalent as it is more susceptible to certain claims.
A deal such as this may seem too good to pass up; after all it’s the insurance companies’ fault if they got it wrong, isn’t it? Actually, the emphasis is always on the customer to check and make sure they are insured on the correct basis. If you are insured on the incorrect residential park home insurance policy, you may find you are inadequately covered or not covered at all.
This is why at Parksure, we tailor our insurance for park homes to meet your needs.
The main benefits of our Residential Park Home insurance cover
Reinstatement (i.e. New for Old cover) Automatically covered for up to £500,000
Up to £50,000 worth of Contents Cover, as standard.
Full Accidental Loss or Damage cover, as standard.
Subsidence, Storm Damage, Flood and Escape of Water cover.
Fire, Theft, Attempted Theft and Vandalism cover.
Accidental Damage, caused by domestic pets covered.
Garden Contents up to £2,500.
Unlimited Freezer Contents cover.
Money and Credit Card cover up to £500.
Loss of Metered Water up to £1000.
Optional cover for Portable Personal Possessions away from home.
Rent and Alternative Accommodation Cover.
Replacement Locks up to £1000.
Liability Cover- £5m Public Liability / £10m Employers Liability.
Home Owners Legal Expenses cover.
Home Emergency Cover Including Boiler Breakdown Cover
24 hour Domestic Emergency Assistance Help Line.
Loss of Keys cover provided automatically.
Payment accepted by credit/debit Card and monthly instalments.
Factors not covered in our Residential Park Home Insurance cover
Storm or Flood damage to fences or gates.
The first £500 of any claim for subsidence damage.
Malicious acts or vandalism caused by you or any tenant of the home or their guests.
Theft when the home is let unless the theft involves violent and forcible exit or entry
Theft when the home has been unoccupied for more than 90 days. Conditions apply.
Escape of water when your home is unoccupied for more than 90 days
Escape of water during the period 31st October to 1st April unless central heating is on a minimum of 15 degrees or water is turned off and drained down.
Smoke damage arising gradually out of repeated exposure.
Damage caused by wear and tear is not covered.
Damage to Money.
Damage caused by or resulting from faulty or defective workmanship.
We will only pay for individual damaged items and not for undamaged items belonging to the sets or suites.
These are just some of the key exclusions. Full details of your exclusions can be found in your policy wording.
Frequently Asked Questions
In the event of a total loss your insurance will replace your home with its brand new equivalent on a like for like basis. Your sums insured therefore need to be sufficient to include the replacement of your home with a brand new equivalent home, clearance of the site and deliver and re-siting of the new home. We can offer advice on exactly what the reinstatement cost of your home would be but to avoid any uncertainty our Park Home Insurance Policy automatically covers you for up to £500,000 which should ensure that your home is fully covered at all times.
Yes in the unlikely event that your home becomes uninhabitable for example through a fire or flood, your insurance will pay your ground rent and any reasonable temporary accommodation up to a limit of 20% of your building sums insured which in case of the Block sums insured equates to £100,000.
Yes call us during office hours on Freephone Number 0800 731 9583 and we can provide you with a quotation and immediate cover over the phone. We are open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
Yes you are covered up to £5,000 as long as the garage or outbuilding was locked.
The base or ‘serviced pitch’ is owned by the site owner and it is therefore the responsibility of the site owner to insure the base against, for example, subsidence or damage.
You are responsible for insuring any outbuildings that you own, such as sheds, conservatory, garages, steps and decking/veranda.
Yes our bedroom rated policy automatically covers you for up to £50,000 which is normally more than adequate to cover all your contents within the home. This sum insured can be increased if required.
Yes ‘Personal Possessions’ cover away from the home is an optional extra under our Residential Policy and extends to cover you anywhere in the UK and for up to 90 days worldwide.
You are covered for up to £2,500 for damage to garden furniture, ornaments and normal contents found in the garden.
You are covered for up to £5 Million for your legal liability as the owner of the home.
As residential park homes are a non-standard risk, be wary of companies that seem to offer too good a deal, they could be insuring your home as a ‘bricks and mortar’ property under a standard insurance policy. Your home is not made of bricks and mortar; it is made of marine ply-wood and is therefore more expensive to insure than its brick equivalent as it is more susceptible to certain claims. A deal such as this, may seem too good to pass up; after all it’s the insurance company’s’ fault if they got it wrong, isn’t it? Actually, the emphasis was always on the customer to check and make sure they were insured on the correct basis; however nowadays, as long as you have answered truthfully and honestly and to the best of your knowledge, you should be OK but you should always check your proposal form or statement of facts and the policy wording to make sure all the information is correct. If you are insured on the incorrect policy, you may find you are inadequately covered or not covered at all.
Even though your policy covers you on a block sum insured basis the premium is calculated on the replacement cost of your home with an equivalent new model of the same size and specification. For this reason we need to know the make and model of your home so we can calculate the replacement cost of a new home. If you do not know the make and model we may still be able to provide a quotation but you will need to give us as much information as you possibly can.
Yes this is covered under our policy automatically.
Yes we can cover them for an extra cost as long as they are not over 0.25KW i.e. 250 watts.
Yes this is covered under our policy automatically.
Yes this is covered under our policy automatically.
Some park owners have arrangements with particular insurance providers. You are within your rights to insure with whomever you want and the park cannot insist you insure through them; in fact it is illegal and the Financial Conduct Authority (F.C.A.) would be very interested if the park were trying this tactic . We would however point out that you should make sure that the insurance provider is one of the few insurance specialists that provides cover for your particular type of home and not just a main stream insurer. This is why it is important that you insure through someone like ourselves.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide cover on mobility scooters at this time. You should be able to insure it through the company who provided the scooter.
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