Barclays General Insurance: Kids mean trouble

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Barclays General Insurance: Kids mean trouble

Children are causing thousands of pounds of damage in British homes, Barclays General Insurance has said.

Almost half of all parents have suffered from children damaging their homes and one in ten admitted that kids had caused between £200 and £1,000 worth of damage, research by the bank shows.

The list of damages includes breaking beds by jumping on them, smashing ornaments and ruining carpets.

For many parents the cost of kids running havoc is set to hike with Christmas wine, food and gifts getting spilt, dropped and destroyed over the holidays.

Adrian Grace, managing director of Barclays General Insurance Services, said: "It is impossible to keep an eye on young children all of the time and accidents such as spilt drinks or broken windows are inevitable.

"It is therefore essential that parents have adequate home insurance, particularly to cover accidental damage to help minimise the cost of replacing household items broken or damaged by their children."

Insurance claims had been submitted by 12 per cent of parents because of their children's activities, the research showed.

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