Home Insurance

One year on from the unprecedented floods in Yorkshire, the Midlands and south west England, AA Insurance is urging local authorities to carefully consider their housing strategy before giving planning permission, and reminds the Government of its responsibility to invest in flood defences.

One year on from 2007's devastating floods three-quarters of people think that not enough is being done to tackle flooding, according to the ABI (Association of British Insurers).

As summer approaches, Sainsbury's Home Insurance is urging people to review their garden security and to be on their guard for green-fingered thieves.

With domestic robberies increasing by 3% since 2006, and July being named as having the greatest number of outbuilding burglaries, Confused.com – UK insurance price comparison site - warns homeowners to protect their garden sheds from thieves.

Next week is National Bike Week (June 16th - 22nd), and as many people will be swapping four wheels for two, Halifax Home Insurance is advising cyclists to be on their guard for bike thieves looking for an easy ride.

Many people have fond childhood memories of the Mr. Men cartoons, and can identify with one of the characters like Mr. Happy or Little Miss Sunshine.

Tesco is launching three new home insurance products. The range of ‘Value', ‘Standard' and ‘Finest' will meet the needs of customers, whatever their home insurance requirements.

The slower housing market may be having a direct impact on the nation's plans to make the most of where they currently live as a fifth (21%) of British homeowners plan to undertake major structural changes to their properties in the next 12 months, according to Sainsbury's Home Insurance.

Following a turbulent week in the buy-to-let market, AXA is advising private landlords to check carefully the details of their insurance policy to make sure they are not leaving themselves exposed.

British kitchens have £2.6 billion of kitchen gadgets rusting in cupboards completely unused, according to research from Halifax Home Insurance.

Although we appear to be aware of the value of our homes, particularly as house prices are falling across the UK, Brits are worryingly not very good at valuing the actual contents of their home.

With the Met Office predicting a warmer than average British summer, homeowners need to ensure they have adequate insurance against subsidence.

Have you ever spilt red wine on the carpet, knocked over a vase or watched in amazement as a toddler decides to draw on your sofa with a biro?

A recent poll by rural insurer NFU Mutual has revealed that 33% of respondents have been the victim of garden theft. With the value of a garden's contents now potentially being thousands of pounds, the insurer is warning people to check their level of garden cover.

Direct Line has deployed over 100 members of its emergency home response team to areas affected by flooding to make offers of assistance to people whose property may have been damaged.