Most listed buildings have wrong insurance says Ecclesiastical
Two thirds of the UK’s half-million listed buildings are insured for an incorrect value, according to new statistics from Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Owners of thousands of listed buildings are either wasting money on unnecessarily high insurance premiums or could be facing severe financial risk because their property is insured for too little.
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