Does home insurance cover outbuildings?

With buildings cover outbuildings used for domestic purposes are automatically covered up to the total buildings sum insured provided the outbuildings are all at the same address shown on the schedule.

Contents insurance provides cover of up to £2,500 for the contents of your garage or any outbuildings on your property. This cover applies to theft claims only; we pay up to the sum insured for any other types of claims e.g: fire.

Cover limits and exclusions apply so for further information please see our Policy Booklet.

With AvivaPlus your outbuildings and contents in outbuildings are covered as standard under your core cover provided the outbuildings are all at the same address shown on the schedule. With AvivaPlus there is no longer a theft restricition, it will be covered under the contents sum insured on your chosen tier.

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