Definitions for "Buildings and contents insurance"
The insurance covers damage to the mortaged property and/or its contents in a veriety of specified scenarios. It is compulsary for alll lenders, and if the lenders own insurance is not taken they will often charge an administration fee. Some lenders attach mandatory insurance cover to thier most attractive rates, although this is increasingly uncommon.
This is combined insurance, which may be cheaper than one policy for buildings insurance and another separate policy for contents insurance.
A combined insurance policy which covers both the cost of rebuilding or repairing the structure of the property and also includes cover for damage/loss to the property contents.