Sole Trader Advice re Insurances and Addresses

JamesTheDesigner

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Mar 1, 2019
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Hi all.
Thanks in advance for any advice or links to help with the following:
A) I need to know what insurances I am required to have by law. I am a designer, working from home, providing a service to people all over the country (not locally!). The products I design are print based, printed by a third party printer. Do I need anything other than home insurance?
B) I don't want my address public. I'm using my father's address (200 miles away) as a 'postal address' on websites, invoices, letters etc, while my home/work address is the one used to register with HMRC. I am not using a 'trading as...' line anywhere. I don't want my name out there either as I have reason to believe I may be targeted by individuals who won't want me to be successful.
Am I doing right? Any advice/comments much appreciated. Thanks!
 

Scalloway

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JamesTheDesigner

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Mar 1, 2019
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Thanks for the link Scalloway.
Chris, I appreciate what you are saying, and I understand the risks of keeping a limited profile, but a) I have personal reasons for doing so that will actually help the business more than harm it, and b) that unfortunately doesn't answer the quandary I posed! Thanks anyway!
 
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