Toddlers wreaking havoc in UK homes

Home insurance is well known for saving homeowners tens of thousands in the event of a natural disaster, but over half a billion pounds is also spent on repairing damage caused by children, new figures reveal.

One high street insurer has reported that toddlers manage to rack up an average of £552 million a year in damage to buildings.

Tony Beckwith, speaking for the insurer which published the results, said: "Dealing with the damage caused by children can be inconvenient, costly and cause unwanted tension if people do not have the appropriate level of insurance cover.

"With more than a third of all adults paying for the breakages caused around the home by their children and school holidays now upon us…we would urge anyone looking after children this summer to try and avoid this by ensuring they have the proper cover on their home insurance, including any additional full accidental damage options required on their policies."

August 22^nd 2008

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