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Can you keep mortgage payment protection insurance while overseas?

Tuesday, 06 Mar 2007 15:05
Can you keep an active mortgage payment protection insurance policy while being an overseas resident?
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Drawing on years of experience mortgage adviser Katie Tucker - of mortgage broker John Charcol (www.charcolonline.co.uk) - answers your questions.

Stewart D asks:

Whilst based in the UK I had a policy to cover my mortgage payment in the event of accident, redundancy, illness.

I have been seconded to work for my company in France but still retain my UK house and thus mortgage although I am 'resident in France' for tax purposes.

However I have just found out that this insurance is now invalid as it only covers UK residents. Is there any company(ies) that provide such cover for a UK expatriate (i.e. resident outside the UK) but retaining a UK property and mortgage etc ?

Katie responds:
Hi Stewart,

We only use one provider for Mortgage Payment Protection insurance and they don't cover anything overseas, so I spoke to our contact at LifeQuote who we refer other types of insurances to. He advised me that Accident Sickness redundancy policies typically do not cover overseas residents. However, as you are seconded through work I would presume that you would come home if redundancy occurred. Therefore, if it is the Sickness rather than the redundancy that concerns you, you should consider a Personal Income Protection plan; some providers will allow overseas residence on their policies.

Friends Provident International offer this.

If you have a question for Katie, go to www.myfinances.co.uk/askthemortgageexpert

For more information on the issues discussed here, go to www.charcolonline.co.uk or call 0800 358 5560.

Charcol Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA registration number 427339). The FSA does not regulate credit cards, personal loans or some investment mortgage contracts. Some Buy To Let mortgages are regulated by the Consumer Credit Act (CCA).



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