{"id":6014,"date":"2022-05-18T10:29:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/?p=6014"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:29:57","slug":"are-your-home-contents-worth-more-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2022\/05\/18\/are-your-home-contents-worth-more-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your home contents worth more than you think?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>In January\nthis year, a team clearing out the home of a retired antiques dealer and\nlifelong hoarder found a treasure trove of valuables worth \u00a350,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Among the piles\nof bags and boxes stuffed haphazardly into the Victorian townhouse were eight\ngrandfather clocks worth \u00a31,000, an antique chair worth between \u00a3600 and \u00a3800,\nand a 1956 Morris Minor \u2018Split Screen\u2019 classic car valued at up to \u00a36,000 in\nthe garage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Do you know\nwhat\u2019s in your home?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Of course, most\npeople don\u2019t have a home crammed with antiques; nevertheless, homeowners have\nmade some incredible discoveries over the years. For example, an ancient\nJapanese coffer that had been sought after for decades by the Victoria and\nAlbert Museum was found in the owner\u2019s home after his death, where it had\nserved as a TV stand for 16 years. It sold for \u00a36.3m!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>If you haven\u2019t\nbeen up in your attic for a while, now could be the time. If you have any\nvaluables knocking around that are currently unaccounted for, you might risk\nbeing underinsured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Know your\nworth<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Understanding\nthe true value of your home contents (whether or not you have undiscovered\nvaluables lurking in the attic) is crucial to getting the right home insurance\ncover. We can help you value your possessions and source the home insurance\npolicy that best suits your needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>As a\nmortgage is secured against your home or property, it could be repossessed if\nyou do not keep up mortgage repayments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January this year, a team clearing out the home of a retired antiques dealer and lifelong hoarder found a treasure trove of valuables worth \u00a350,000. Among the piles of bags and boxes stuffed haphazardly into the Victorian townhouse were eight grandfather clocks worth \u00a31,000, an antique chair worth between \u00a3600 and \u00a3800, and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,91],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6014"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6016,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6014\/revisions\/6016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6014"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=6014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}