Regional property insurance

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  1. hash_investor

    hash_investor Well-Known Member

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    Hi,

    can some comment on the insurance prices of regional properties? Should I expect them to be higher and similar to metro areas? Consider a 300K unit block with 4 units in it?
     
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  2. D.T.

    D.T. Specialist Property Manager Business Member

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    The LL component should remain the same.

    The building component... depends if the area is known for fire, flood, cyclones, etc.

    Are you actually buying the whole block though? The strata will take out insurance that will cover the external building, common areas and some liability.
     
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  3. brettc

    brettc Well-Known Member

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    As mentioned above, the price will depend completely on the region, and in some cases in particular the age of the property. A big factor is whether the area is subject to cyclones such as far north Queensland and far north Western Australia.
     
    brettc, 6th May, 2016
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