Alternative accommodation for Bedworth households

The River Sowe rises in Bedworth and flows south through Exhall and the north and east of Coventry towards Baginton and Stoneleigh, where it joins the Avon. Homes along its course, like homes anywhere, can be left unusable by water, fire or storm damage while the repairs are worked out.

A household from Collycroft, Mount Pleasant, Goodyers End or Bedworth Heath usually wants to stay close to its own streets. A whole house keeps everyone together, with a kitchen for normal meals and a washing machine for school uniforms, which a hotel room cannot offer for weeks.

Sullivan Heights is about 5 miles by road from Bedworth, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 6 miles and Humber Hub about 6 miles. Sullivan Heights, in Upper Stoke, is the nearest to the town and the A444 runs from Bedworth straight down to the north side of Coventry, so school and work runs stay manageable.

Claims handlers and loss adjusters can book on the household's behalf. The claim reference goes on the pro-forma invoice, payment is made before arrival and the stay can be extended with a fresh pro-forma if the work overruns.

Stagecoach runs direct buses from Bedworth to Keresley, Nuneaton and Bulkington. Bedworth station has an hourly train to Coventry and Leamington Spa. A whole house also gives room for the paperwork of a claim: a table for the loss adjuster's forms, Wi-Fi for the calls and a quiet room once the children are asleep.