Direct Line Home Insurance: £313 million wasted

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Direct Line Home Insurance: £313 million wasted

A survey conducted by Direct Line Home Insurance has revealed that 20 per cent of Britons are unaware that they have to gain planning permission when undertaking building work on their homes.

Projects breaching planning permission rules have also been rising – in 2005 ten per cent more violations occurred than in the year before.

The study shows that building work that is delayed or stopped as a result of problems encountered through lack of planning permission costs an average of £10,441, meaning that an estimated cost of about £313 million was incurred last year by homeowners.

Simon Ziviani, Direct Line Home Insurance spokesperson, said: "Not obtaining planning permission or ensuring that building regulations are complied with may make a property unsaleable and, more seriously, structurally unsound."

Direct Line Home Insurance guarantees repair work for 12 months on all claims between £1,000 and £2,000.

The company also offers car and travel insurance.

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