During our dreary summer, as Brits jetted off in search of a tan, one famous family left the sunny climes of LA to set up home in Devon. But despite an increasingly welcoming dollar-to-pound exchange rate, would pop'ss first family - the Jacksons - find an equally welcoming price on home insurance (http://www.confused.com/home-insurance)
Crazy but true, the Jacksons - that'ss matriarch Katharine, sons Tito, Jackie and Jermaine, wags Halima Rashid and Claudia Lynx, plus a few other family stragglers - recently vacated
glittering LA to move into a house in the sleepy Devonshire fishing village of Appledore, all documented by Channel 4 in Meet the Jacksons.
But just what would buildings and contents insurance cost for the Jacksons's Devon home Here are the house specs: Detached property with landscaped gardens; four bedrooms (en suite); two
living rooms; dining room; large kitchen with breakfast bar; spacious hall with occasional seating, plus a double garage. And to keep these latter-day Von Traps entertained, plenty of
audio/visual kit on which to blast out the back catalogue.
OK, so it'ss not quite Michael Jackson'ss Neverland, but even without a zoo, cinema or rollercoaster, the risk of breakages due to impromptu Jackson dance routines could well have put
home contents insurance (http://www.confused.com/home-insurance) to the forefront of their minds (just imagine the damage claim form -
Q: Cause of breakage A: Blame it on the boogie).
Here are the cheapest quotes returned using Confused.com:
Protectyourbubble.com - 's163;340.34
Columbus Direct - 's163;349.29
Broker King - 's163;427.61
Sadly, despite these compelling house insurance (http://www.confused.com/home-insurance) prices, the lure of LA was too strong, and
the Jacksons heeded calls of 'sI want you back's with the answer 'sI'sll be there,'s and promptly left Devon behind. Nevertheless, had they stayed, finding great home cover using an
insurance comparison site such as Confused.com would have been as easy as ABC.
*Quotes correct December 2008, based on 7 adults and 2 children living in a four bed detached house with an EX39 postcode. Data provided by Confused.com.
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