Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home
Hastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay. Photograph: Nicholas Jermy/AlamyView image in fullscreenHastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay. It’s now been nearly three months.The insurer only authorises accommodation in two-week increments, creating uncertainty about where we will stay next.
- ▪Hastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay.
- ▪Photograph: Nicholas Jermy/AlamyView image in fullscreenHastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay.
- ▪It’s now been nearly three months.The insurer only authorises accommodation in two-week increments, creating uncertainty about where we will stay next.
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| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:37 GMT |
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Hastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay. Photograph: Nicholas Jermy/AlamyView image in fullscreenHastings Direct insurance admitted its service had ‘fallen short’ after months of delay. Photograph: Nicholas Jermy/AlamyConsumer championsConsumer affairsHastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our homeA leak beneath our fridge-freezer last winter caused extensive damage but there’s still no functioning kitchenAnna TimsMon 10 Aug 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 02.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEight months after reporting a leak to our home insurer, Hastings Direct, my husband and I and our two-year-old are still effectively homeless.Last winter, we discovered that an unnoticed leak beneath our fitted…
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