Do I insure my property from exchange or completion?

Insurance is usually offered from exchange, but you should be guided by your solicitor on the exact date to start your policy.
When you are purchasing a house – whether to live in yourself or as a buy-to-let investment – there is a potential grey area between the exchange of contracts and the completion of the sale. It is during this period that you will have signed a contract committing you to purchase the property, but the house will not technically be yours yet as you wait for other aspects of the sale process to be undertaken, such as the conveyancing.