Guides to home inventory and insurance

How to make a home inventory and document your belongings, and what to do when something is stolen or destroyed.

• Contents insurance claim: what to do after a burglary, fire or water damageWhat to do first, what to report to the police and your insurer, and how to document what was lost or damaged. With checklists for burglary, fire and water.
• Home contents insurance report: what to include, with an exampleWhat a good insurance report for your home contents contains, how to put one together with or without an app, and a burglary example you can page through.
• Home inventory: how to document your belongingsHow to make a home inventory that helps when something is stolen or destroyed: what to photograph, what to write down and where to keep it. Free template.