Housing: Insurance — Written Question

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the merits of introducing a law to compel property owners to have adequate insurance for damage caused by their trees, especially in the context of more frequent storms and extreme weather

Answer

Rachel Blake

The government has no plans to introduce a legal requirement for property owners to hold insurance against damage caused by trees on their land. Property owners are responsible for managing trees on their land and may be liable for damage caused where neg...

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