Making the most of your assests

If you’re buying or selling a period home that needs a bit (or maybe a lot) of TLC, retaining and restoring any original features is a good way to add value. Of course your home should be an extension of your own personal style, but working with what you’ve got will give a better result than a complete facelift.

The kind of original features that could increase the value of your home include: fireplaces, cornicing, dado and picture rails, sash windows and decorative floorings.

If you choose to make structural changes, you will need to let your buildings insurance company know in case the rebuild value of your home is affected.

Privilege buildings insurance comes with £1m of cover as standard, so it’s unlikely to make a difference to your premium, but we still need to know about any changes.

And before you start any work, make sure you’ve consulted an expert. At www.periodproperty.co.uk you’ll find a list of specialist tradesmen, together with heaps of practical advice from re-pointing walls with lime, to the rules and regulations you need to follow if you own a listed building.

So before you start on the hard work, why not get one of the easy jobs out of the way and take a look at what Privilege buildings insurance has to offer. If you think it will suit you, get a home insurance quote today.

With access to all these benefits, why not get a Privilege Home Insurance quote from us today?