Theguardian iconTheguardianAug 10, 2026

Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home

Last winter, we discovered that a n unnoticed leak beneath our fitted fridge-freezer had caused extensive damage to the floorboards of our kitchen/living room.

Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home

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Last winter, we discovered that a n unnoticed leak beneath our fitted fridge-freezer had caused extensive damage to the floorboards of our kitchen/living room.

A leak beneath our fridge-freezer last winter caused extensive damage but there's still no functioning kitchen Eight months after reporting a leak to our home insurer, Hastings Direct, my husband and I and...

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Last winter, we discovered that a n unnoticed leak beneath our fitted fridge-freezer had caused extensive damage to the floorboards of our kitchen/living room. A leak beneath our fridge-freezer last winter caused extensive damage but there's still no functioning kitchen Eight months after reporting a leak to our home insurer, Hastings Direct, my husband and I and our two-year-old are still effectively homeless.

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A leak beneath our fridge-freezer last winter caused extensive damage but there's still no functioning kitchen Eight months after reporting a leak to our home insurer, Hastings Direct, my husband and I and our two-year-old are still effectively homeless.

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