{"id":34428,"date":"2022-02-15T12:57:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=34428"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:20:18","slug":"building-defects-insurance","status":"publish","type":"stakeholder","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholder\/building-defects-insurance\/34428\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantage provides structural defects insurance for your peace of mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ahci.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advantage<\/a> is a leading Structural Warranty specialist, headquartered in St Helens, with offices across the UK<\/h2>\n<p>With over 40 years of industry experience, Advantage specialises in providing structural defects and commercial insurance to a value of up to \u00a350m \u2013 as well as sewer and performance bonds to property developers, building contractors, Housing Associations and self-builders.<\/p>\n<p>Underwritten by industry-leading rated insurers, Advantage is a CTSI code sponsor, having completed the rigorous CTSI Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS) process, offering a new level of customer protection and trade accreditation, giving added peace of mind to clients. The company has provided cover for a broad range of residential and commercial schemes \u2013 from individual houses to large-scale developments.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned for their fast turnaround times and highly competitive quotes, AHCI offer each client a dedicated relationship manager, ensuring a tailored and efficient experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uV2gsF6jhJ4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Making a claim<\/h3>\n<p>Protection when you need it; peace of mind when you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>In an ideal world, your structural defects insurance (SDI) will only ever be needed to provide some added peace of mind. In the unfortunate event that you will need to call upon it, however, Advantage will be at your side every step of the way, assisting you at each stage of your claim.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, your policy will be checked in detail to clearly identify what\u2019s covered and what isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s covered in your structural defects insurance policy?<\/h3>\n<p>Usually, the structural elements of your build as well as the weatherproofing and waterproofing envelope are covered.<\/p>\n<p>A key component of your structural defects insurance is in tackling problems arising from construction related issues. This can span things like design defects, or failures in workmanship, materials or components, which in turn cause damage to aspects of the property such as the foundations, load bearing floors, the roof and the waterproof envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Other elements of the building may be covered, but it\u2019s important to have an expert eye such as AHCI\u2019s review your policy to understand the extent of your cover.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s not covered?<\/h3>\n<p>Minor snagging issues and superficial faults \u2013 plaster cracks, overflows, central heating and plumbing performance are normally remedied with some simple maintenance procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Matters of flooding, storm damage or decorative damage, will not be covered by your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ahci.co.uk\/reasons-behind-structural-defects\/\">structural defects\u00a0insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you start the process?<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve contacted Advantage, their specialist team will be instructed to quickly assess the claim on your SDI policy and determine the appropriate steps to take.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be assisted throughout the entire claims process, working with AHCI\u2019s best-in-class insurance provider.<\/p>\n<p>To notify us of a claim, call Advantage on 0845 900 3969. Quote your policy number, detail the nature of your claim and we\u2019ll take things from there.<\/p>\n<p>Completed claims forms should be returned to:<\/p>\n<p>Advantage House<br \/>\n4B Birchwood One<br \/>\nBirchwood<br \/>\nWarrington<br \/>\nWA3 7GB<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advantage is a leading Structural Warranty specialist, headquartered in St Helens, with offices across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":157697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172367],"stakeholder_category":[172638,172656,172631],"stakeholder_tag":[172628,172632],"stakeholder_plan":[172862],"class_list":{"0":"post-34428","1":"stakeholder","2":"type-stakeholder","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"stakeholder_rel_tag-ahci-advantage"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Advantage provides structural defects insurance for your peace of mind<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Advantage is a leading Structural Warranty specialist, headquartered in St Helens, with offices across the UK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholder\/building-defects-insurance\/34428\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advantage provides structural defects insurance for your peace of mind\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Advantage is a leading Structural Warranty specialist, headquartered in St Helens, with offices across the UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholder\/building-defects-insurance\/34428\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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