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A growing number of people expect to be working from converted sheds, garages and summerhouses as Covid changes our attitudes to home working, an insurer has said.

The proportion planning a dedicated office in the house is also growing, according to the survey by Aviva.

It appears some are moving away from operating from a sofa or armchair.

But there are warnings that some may not be covered by home insurance if something goes wrong.

‘Shoffice’ plans

The Aviva survey suggests one in 10 of those asked work from a converted shed, garage or summerhouse – a proportion expected to rise to 13%.

The popularity of so-called shoffices has risen, with some people spending significant sums for a luxury cabin.

As previously reported, the word garage has become the most popular search term on the property website Rightmove.

Offices within the home are also likely to become more common, with 43% of the 1,400 people asked in the Aviva survey expecting to use such an arrangement compared with 34% doing so now.

In contrast, the proportion working from their bed is expected to fall from 14% now to a still-noteworthy 11% in the future.

Gareth Hemming, from Aviva, said: “Flexible working and home-working practices have been around for some time, but they have really come into their own in the last year.

“While home-working is not the choice of every individual, we are likely to see more flexibility as a basic benchmark for the future, with many people working remotely, at least some of the time.”

Some “sheds” are posher than others, like this one in the courtyard of a £7.2m London home

The survey suggested that one in five people found working from home more stressful than being based at work.

That stress may increase depending on their line of work – with some new businesses setting up from home, potentially without insurance cover.

Defaqto, which analyses the sector, said that some people risked invalidating their insurance if they failed to inform their insurer about their new line of work, if it created extra risks.

For example, craft workers using fire, or burning tools, or home cooks selling their creations might require specialist insurance that protected them from the risk of fire or food poisoning respectively.

While some insurers have allowed people setting up in business at home to extend their cover at no extra cost, some people may need to buy new policies or pay larger premiums owing to the extra risk.

There is also the risk that expensive equipment might bust insurance limits in existing policies if stolen or damaged.

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Brian Brown, consumer finance expert at Defaqto, said the pandemic had made many people rethink their work and expand a hobby into a business.

“It is fantastic to see such entrepreneurial spirit but running a business from home is not without risk and should not be entered into lightly,” he said.

“Standard home insurance products are designed to cover your property for domestic use and not as a business, although most will allow you to do office work from home.

If you are using your home as a business premises, storing stock and equipment at home or having customers visit, you could invalidate your policy.”

He suggested people discuss their business plans with their insurer. They might consider a home worker insurance policy, with small business insurance brokers able to offer guidance, he said.

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