Household water leaks cost £2bn
According to the Association of British Insurers, 9.7 billion litres of water leaked into UK homes over the course of a year – enough to fill 3,880 Olympic size swimming pools.
It blamed botched DIY and more plumbed-in appliances such as showers
Last year, 371,000 such claims were made with the average claim just under £2000. But, some escape of water claims can run into
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