Dining room ditched for open floor planning

By Marianne Straker, Mon 16 Jan 2012 - Published in Home Insurance

Many homeowners are ditching dining rooms in favour of open floor planning, according to Halifax home insurance.

The company found that half a million homes in Britain could see a second reception area as owners have decided to knock through the connecting wall between the lounge and dining room.

However, Halifax warned that homeowners could be putting their cover at risk if they do not declare modifications on their property.

Ditching formal dining rooms has come about because fewer families sit down to proper meals together, many preferring to snack in front of the television and eat from their laps.

Mat Barnes, of Spire Estates, Chesterfield, told the Ilkeston Advertiser: "The way that modern families have changed their living habits has now impacted on the improvements they decide to make to the interior layouts of their homes."

Axa Personal Lines recently revealed that home insurance claims were set to soar in 2012 due to the number of major events such as the Olympics and the Queen's Jubilee taking place in the UK.

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