Just about start working as a carpenter (ahem – for the south west region….;)) and want to know a reliable source for public liability insurance. Any other advice on legal requirements for this type of business?

No but I can recommend* your work 🙂

* Given your number out to a friend who may call you soon.

Thanks dude – I have already spoken to them.

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That’ll certainly mean he gives you the job. I mean, what the customer wants, the customer gets?

Its certainly worth having a good shop around and see what you can get thrown in with it – I’m with Norwich Union, through a third party broker (B&Q – although they’ve stopped doing insurance now) and get tool / plant cover thrown in with it, which is better value than trying to insure my kit on its own. Have a look if there are any relevant trade bodies too, sometime you can get pub lib insurance as a perk of membership.

I’ve just insured myself with this and I found most brokers go with AXA so I just went directly to AXA. Direct line are cheaper tho but you may have a few restrictions on the policy with them.