Contents Insurance for renters
Protect what matters to you most in the home you rent. Our Contents Insurance for renters comes with Tenants Liability cover and Clubcard Prices.

Why choose Tesco Contents Insurance?
Accidental damage cover
TVs, tablets and laptops repaired if an accident happens.
£75,000 contents cover
As standard, with the option to increase it if you need to.
Tenants Liability cover
Damage to the property you’re renting covered as standard.
Learn more about our Contents Insurance
If you rent a flat or house, your landlord will probably take care of any problems with the building you live in. But what about the things that matter to you?
Whether it’s your console, gaming PC, laptop, hair straighteners, tablet or phone, it’s worth thinking about how you can protect them in case something goes wrong.
Our Contents cover for renters
Our Contents Insurance covers you for theft or damage to your things if something happens to them in the home you’re renting. If the worst happens, and your house isn’t fit to live in, we’ll pay for you to stay somewhere else until it gets sorted.
Our Contents cover is flexible, so you can take it with you if you move home.
You don’t need to have contents cover by law in the UK, but it can help you protect the stuff that’s important to you. And it might even be a condition of your rental agreement.

Contents Insurance at Clubcard Prices
Choose Tesco Contents Insurance to protect your personal belongings and save money with your Clubcard.

See what our Contents policy covers for renters
Contents Insurance for tenants and renters
If you rent your home, our Contents Insurance can help you repair or replace the things you own if anything happens to them. Here’s a rundown of what we cover.
Accidental damage to TVs, laptops and tablets
Whether it’s a spilt drink or a bit of clumsiness, a split second is all it takes for your gadgets to go kaput.
We’ll cover the cost of repairs for accidental damage to TVs, tablets, consoles or laptops, so you can get back to work, playing games or watching your favourite shows asap.
Tenants Liability Cover
Tenants Liability covers you for accidental damage to your landlord’s property, so your deposit doesn’t need to be used to pay for repairs.
Tesco Contents Insurance comes with Tenants Liability up to £10,000, so you get all the protection you need when you’re renting.
We’ll cover damage to the structure of your building, fixtures, fittings and interior decorations.
You can find out more about Tenants Liability Cover in our essential guide.
Personal Liability Cover
We’ll cover up to £2 million if you, or a member of your family, legally have to pay compensation for causing: accidental damage to any property other than the place you’re renting and living in.
Alternative accommodation
We’ll pay for you to stay somewhere else if your home isn’t safe to live in.
Digital downloads
Films and music you download can cost a lot of money, so they’re included in our standard cover - up to a value of £2,000.
Valuable items covered as standard
If you have some prized possessions - art, antiques or expensive jewellery you keep at home - they’ll all be covered as standard.
Home office equipment
If you have a home office and use it for admin, clerical or child-minding work, your office equipment and furniture - including your computer, printer and scanner - will be covered up to £10,000.
Special events
We’ll give you extra contents cover worth £7,500 during special events, like weddings, Christmas and other religious holidays. And you won’t have to do a thing, it’ll happen automatically.
Things you own in your garden
Whether you own or rent a house, the garden’s part of your home. That’s why we give you cover up to £1,500 for anything you own outdoors - from garden furniture and barbecues to the clothes on the washing line.
We also give you cover up to £2,500 for plants - covering loss or damage to your trees, shrubs, plants and lawns.
Contents cover at college or university
We’ll cover loss or damage to personal items up to a value of £5,000 - if the items belong to either you or a member of your family - when they’re in halls of residence or any other term-time accommodation in the UK.
Optional extras - Contents Insurance for renters
You can choose optional extras to boost your cover for an additional premium.
Monetary levels, excesses and exclusions apply. For full details of cover and exclusions, please check the policy documents.
Contents Insurance - optional extras for tenants and renters
You can add these optional extras for an additional premium, so your cover meets your individual needs.
Extended accidental damage
You'll get our standard cover, plus protection against things like:
- Knocking over a vase when you're dusting
- Ruining your sofa with an accidental wine spill
- Spilling paint on your carpet when you're decorating
Cover for the things you take everywhere with you
Our Contents Insurance doesn’t just cover your things in the place you’re renting. If you’re a tenant or renter, you can protect your prized possessions - like a necklace, handbag or a set of golf clubs - from loss, theft or damage while you're away from home.
For personal belongings valued at under £2,000, you can choose additional cover of between £1,000 and £10,000.
If you normally carry or wear anything worth £2,000 or more when you're out and about, you can tell us about it when you arrange your contents cover. That way, you’ll know that any item you specify - whether it’s your engagement ring, your watch or camera - is protected.
You can cover as many specified items you like, as long as:
- No single item is worth more than £20,000
- The total value of your specified items isn't more than £20,000
You'll be covered wherever you are in the UK (including in the house you rent), and for up to 60 days when you're abroad.
Bicycle cover
If you rely on your bike to get to work, go on rides in your spare time or on family days out, you might want help to protect your bike.
Our optional bicycle cover gives you and your family cover for lost, stolen or damaged bikes wherever you are in the UK, and for up to 60 days when you're abroad - up to £3,000 per bike, and up to £5,000 in total.
Family Legal Guard
Family Legal Guard provides cover of up to £100,000 for legal fees and costs - to help you, or a member of your family who usually lives with you, to: claim compensation, or to pursue, and, in some cases, defend, your legal rights or their legal rights.
Family Legal Guard is underwritten by AmTrust Specialty Limited.
Monetary levels, excesses and exclusions apply. For full details of cover and exclusions, please check the policy documents.
Your Insurance Account
Once you’ve bought your policy, you can log in securely to Your Insurance Account.
That’s where you’ll get your documents. And you can also manage your policy online.
With Your Insurance Account, you can:
- Check, print and download your documents
- Make changes to your policy without paying an admin fee
- Tell us if you’re moving house
- Update your personal information and contact details
- Send us your documents securely online
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Important information
Tesco Home Insurance is arranged and administered by Tesco Insurance and is underwritten by Tesco Underwriting Ltd.
Family Legal Guard is underwritten by AmTrust Specialty Limited.
Before you buy a Home Insurance policy
Please read the policy documents before you buy your policy, to make sure the cover you’ve chosen meets your needs.
The policy booklet and product information documents tell you about the benefits, limitations and exclusions that’ll apply to your cover.
For policies that started on or after 22 May 2024:
For policies that started before 22 May 2024:
Frequently asked questions
We're sorry to hear you're considering cancelling your Home Insurance policy.
To cancel your policy, you will need to call us on 0345 246 2904*. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am - 2pm. Fees will be charged to cancel your policy as per our terms and conditions which can be found in your policy booklet.
You can opt out of automatic renewal at any time. Just log in to Your Insurance Account or by calling us.
*Calls may be recorded. This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
You can change your address at any time in Your Insurance Account.
As well as your new postcode and house number, you’ll be asked for the following information: -
What year the property was built?
What type of building Is it?
What construction type?
To change your address, follow these steps:
After logging in, select the policy and click ‘Make changes’
- Select ‘Change your address’.
- Read the statements carefully and, if you’re happy with them, click ‘Confirm’.
- Choose the date you’d like the change to take effect.
- Add the details for your new address.
- If you’d like to change your correspondence address, you can do so here.
- Check all the information is correct before clicking ‘Save and get quote’. We’ll then show you the cost to make the change and a few optional extras for your policy.
There are no fees for changing your address online, but your premium may change.
If you get stuck, were here to help. Get in touch by calling us on 0345 246 2904* and we’ll chat you through it step by step. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am - 2pm.
*Calls may be recorded. This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
Tesco Home Insurance covers mobile phones and tablets for theft within the home. We cover tablets for accidental damage under home entertainment equipment cover. However, mobiles are not covered by this policy. You must add personal possessions cover if you want accidental damage cover for your mobile at home.
Policies that start with TI - £600 (subject to excesses)
Policies that start with QH - £1,500 (subject to excesses)
What’s not covered
- Mechanical or electrical faults or breakdowns.
- The total excess shown in your schedule for every claim.
- Any amount above the maximum claim limit shown on your schedule.
Full terms and conditions can be found in your policy booklet.
You can check if you have or add personal possessions to your policy by logging into Your Insurance Account or by calling us on 0345 246 2904*. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am - 2pm.
*Calls may be recorded. This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
You can renew your policy by logging in to Your Insurance Account and follow these steps:
After logging in, select the policy and click ‘View renewal’. Check the information is up to date (any errors could leave you without cover and could also affect how much you pay). We’ll then ask if you're happy to renew automatically or want to change your payment details (if you pay in full, we'll take your payment immediately). Confirm your payment details. If your policy is set to renew automatically, you don't need to do anything unless your circumstances have changed or you want to change your policy.
If you pay by Direct Debit, your new payments will start automatically. If you pay annually, we'll automatically take the new payment from the same card you used last year.
If you’re currently paying annually, and would like to switch to Direct Debit, please call our renewal team on the number below who will discuss your options.
If your policy is not set to renew automatically and you wish to renew, you must contact us before your renewal date to ensure we can guarantee the price we have sent you. You can also find details on how to renew your quote in your invite email.
If your policy is set to automatically renew but you don't want to go ahead, you can make a change by logging in to Your Insurance Account or calling us on 0345 246 2904* Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am - 2pm.
*Calls may be recorded. This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
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