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2025 Infographic Webinar (Sneak Peek)
Inaccurate building insurance continues to pose significant risks across the UK, and our 2025 RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com Infographic highlights some of the most pressing trends you need to know.
In this recording of a recent webinar, we reveal:
Who is most at risk from underinsurance in 2025
What the latest data is telling us about property insurance accuracy
Why the growing issue of overinsurance also demands urgent attention
This is your opportunity to hear directly from our experts.
With insights drawn from more than 43,000 comprehensive property assessments, this session will give you a first look at the realities facing property owners, brokers and insurers in 2025, and what steps are needed to address them.
Watch now to gain further insight into our 2025 infographic findings.
You can find our full downloadable infographic here: https://www.rebuildcostassessment.com/post/2025-property-insurance-infographic
Q&As
How accurate is a desktop valuation when compared with a valuation following a site survey?
There is a 5% accuracy rate, however this can depend on the information provided at Desktop level
To your knowledge, do Insurer's also have access to desktop RCA's in the event of a claim or are they requesting a desktop RCA where they have concerns of under-insurance?
No, an RCA cannot be used in the event of a claim, it is for setting a Sums Insured only
What essential info do you need for a desktop assessment, to ensure the most accurate figure? Liability for getting an assessment correct is down to the requestor of the report. Things like imagery, location of outbuildings, building usages, floor levels. Basically, anything that cannot be ascertained remotely.
What provisions do RCA use for calculating rebuild costs in the Channel Islands?
We use several sources, including (Building Construction Industry service) BCIS and local industry data.
Would a desktop survey take into account/include boundary walls?
For garden boundary walling, we will include this in our desktop assessments if it is requested and we are supplied with the linear meterage and exact boundary.
What do you recommend when the client disagrees with a survey so has their own carried out, which comes back wildly different?
It would be advisable to check each basis of assessment and the Terms and Conditions for each company as these can have huge differences. For instance, some Surveyors will use differing measurements, others will have different fees, some will exclude/include VAT.