Groupama has decided to provide insurance for landlords housing asylum seekers, after previously stating they would be excluded from its policies.
The move follows reports that Homelet, a landlord insurance scheme underwritten by Groupama, has written to policyholders who are renewing landlords cover, warning it was unable to provide cover for properties occupied by asylum seekers.
Homelet's insurance scheme traditionally covers property let on shorthold tenancies, which means the scheme is not generally available to occupiers of a “transient nature”.
But a joint statement from Homelet and Groupama said that in some select cases, cover for properties let by asylum seekers would be available.
“However, as in any other case, an adjustment to the premium terms and policy may be required to reflect the individual risk circumstances,” it added.
