This is the amount of money you have to pay if you make a claim.
M&S Home Insurance has an excess of £100 on the buildings and contents sections, and you can choose to increase the excess and receive a discount to your premium.
If you make a claim that affects both the buildings and the contents, we will only charge you one excess on your claim, this will be the higher of the two if they are different.
Please note that for any buildings claim for subsidence, heave or landslip an excess of at least £1,000 will apply. Also an excess of at least £450 will apply to escape of water claims, this will be increased if you have chosen a higher voluntary excess on buildings or contents.