Listed Buildings & Heritage

LISTED BUILDINGS and OTHER HERITAGE STRUCTURES

From listed domestic homes, country pubs to the grandeur of stately homes, castles and world heritage sites - the heritage, historic and listed building market is so diverse and specialist that it requires a specialist insurer who understands the unique complexities of the market and can provide a specialist product, supported by dedicated value added services.

Understanding the risks associated with such properties

Rowlands & Hames have teamed up with Ecclesiastical Insurance, specialists in the provision of insurance of heritage trades, locations, monuments and organisations.

Ecclesiastical enjoy a team of specialist heritage underwriters and can accommodate almost all such risks. Additionally they have a network of specialist risk management valuers and surveyors who will visit risks if appropriate.

Background

In terms of market size, there are approximately 168,000 commercial listed buildings in England alone, around 20,000 additionally in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland - but not all heritage and historic buildings are listed. Using listed figures and government figures as a guide, it is estimated there are circa 450,000 commercial and public heritage buildings in the UK, and at least 100,000 public heritage buildings.

Thousands of businesses are run from heritage properties - there are heritage buildings in every county.

In addition there are 2,500 museums and galleries, 18,717 monuments, 9,374 conservation areas and 1,587 registered parks and gardens.

All forms of heritage and listed buildings accommodated

Our relationship with Ecclesiastical Insurance allows us to accommodate almost all forms of heritage risks:

• Eating and drinking establishments in heritage properties

• Inns, hotels, guest houses based in heritage properties

• Retail and offices

• Historic houses and stately homes open to the public or with conference facilities

• Castles and forts

• Visitor/heritage centres

• Village, comunity and town halls

• Museums, theatres, art galleries, libraries

• Monuments, statues, follies

• Sports stadia

• Individual historic barns and tithebarns

• Roman baths/villas

• Model villages

• Caves, mining works (museum risks only), gorges

• Lighthouses (land-based), naval dockyards open to the public, inland waterways (property only) and canal/railway preservation (property only), mills and windmills

• Natural history and wildlife preservation trusts

• Social, retail and leisure (excluding chains)

Quotations

Indications of premiums can often be provided with just basic information.

To discuss your requirements and obtain a quotation, please contact:

Trevor Taylor on 01253 598955 or email trevor@rowlands-hames.co.uk