Landlords should explain the insurance situation for students who are first time tenants

Landlords need to realise that many students are ignorant to the extent that a landlords insurance policy provides cover to them as tenants.

According to landlord insurance provider, Direct Line, most students wrongly presume that a landlords insurance will provide cover for them in the case of burglary.

Direct Line report that many tenants are shocked when they realise that their landlords insurance provides no cover for their belongings as tenants.

The landlord insurance broker recommends that landlords point this our top new student tenants, especially those who are renting for the first time.