This is a specialist page for Barclays home insurance and house contents insurance. Disclaimer The following details are not an endorsment of Barclays home insurance.

What's covered?

Barclays home insurance offers:

• 10% discount if you choose both buildings and contents cover;
• The chance to reduce your premium even further, by choosing a higher excess;
• The option to pay monthly at no extra cost;
• A claims helpline available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with specialists to personally see your claim through to completion;
• Claims settled on a new for old basis (except clothing and household linen);
• Minimum 12 month guarantee on all repairs and replacement goods arranged by us.
• In the case of an emergency we guarantee to board up, and make locks safe within three hours of a supplier being appointed.
• Where Barclays have agreed to reimburse you, they'll issue a cheque within two working days of finalising your claim or we'll give you £50*.

And if your current insurer charges you for switching to Barclays they will refund you up to £25.**

Choose Barclays Home Insurance and get the following excellent cover:

These are just some of the features of Barclays Home Insurance. For full details of what is and what is not covered, please see the Guide to Insurance, which includes the Policy Summary. Alternatively you can view the Policy Booklet, which you can download from the Barclays site.

* Normal working days are 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday

**Proof of charge from current provider is required.

Do you qualify?

To be able to complete a Barclays Home Insurance quote online, you must be aged 18 or over and able to confirm that:

The property to be insured:

• Is your main residence and not let or occupied by paying guests.
• Is not a listed building.
• Has no more than five bedrooms.
• Is in a good state of repair with no past subsidence or underpinning and is of standard construction (eg brick, stone or concrete and roofed with tile or slate).
• Is not in an area that has been flooded in the past.
• Is not used for business purposes.
• Is not unoccupied for more than 40 consecutive days per year.
• For contents cover only, that you do not have more than £50,000 of contents or £10,000 of valuables.

You and anyone usually living with you:

• Have not suffered any loss or incident in the last four years (except for one claim under £250) whether or not your home was insured.
• Have never had any insurance cancelled, refused or declared void or had any special terms or conditions imposed by another insurer.
• Have never been convicted of or charged with (but not yet tried) any non-motoring offence.
• Do not have one of the following occupations: childminder, professional entertainer, musician, professional sportsman or woman - including trainers, jewellery or antique dealer, student.

If you cannot confirm the above statements we are unable to provide an online quote. However, Barclays may still be able to provide you with a quote for home insurance. Please contact us on 0800 068 8097**.

If either of the following circumstances apply we are unable to provide online quotes for buildings insurance and the quote generated will be for contents insurance only:

• Your property is a flat or a maisonette.
• You are a tenant.

For more information please call 0800 068 8097*. Our lines are open Monday - Friday 8am - 10pm, Saturday 8am - 6pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

**To maintain a quality service, calls may be monitored or recorded. Calls are free from UK landlines.