9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH

Marketing & Operations Manager
Helen is Nick’s sister and she successfully set up and established our Lettings Department back in 2013. Having spent much of her career prior to DY working in marketing, Helen now heads up our Marketing & Operations department. This suits her organisational skills, creativity and keen eye for detail perfectly! She loves taking long walks with her Labrador Finn and when time permits, travelling and visiting new places around the globe.
Top of my bucket list is…
To keep travelling, visit more new countries and ultimately, one day explore Europe in a (very comfortable!) camper van.
My guilty pleasure…
Ben & Jerry’s cookie dough ice cream. Probably best to just not buy it!
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
Less shy/more confident. Still working on it…
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
To help find a cure for cancer and dementia. Here’s hoping.
On Sunday morning, you can usually find me…
Up bright and early for a long dog walk in the countryside.
You might be surprised to know that…
One of my earliest qualifications as a teenager was as a Clarks trained shoe fitter. Ohh, all those back to school shoes!
4 May 2021
If you’re a landlord looking to take out insurance or renew a current policy, there are a few things you should know.
The insurance market is “hardening”, or in other words, insurers are tightening their belts. The rising costs of claims due to extreme weather events such as last year’s Storm Dennis and low interest rates (meaning insurance firms make less on their investments) have hit the industry hard.
As a result, insurers are upping the cost of premiums and employing other – less obvious – tactics to increase their bottom line.
But first, a quick reminder…
Landlords need specific insurance; a standard home and contents policy will not suffice. Landlord insurance is usually a condition of a buy-to-let mortgage, but even if you’re debt-free, it’s worth getting. (You hope the worst won’t happen, but if it does, you’ll be covered.)
Standard policies include buildings and liability cover, although you can also opt to include things like legal costs, accidental damage, or loss of rent.
Insurance tips for landlords – follow this checklist to get the best deal:
For more advice about protecting your rental property in the Bracknell area, get in touch with us here at Duncan Yeardley.
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