Home Insurance
Don't let your home security take a holiday when you do
The annual summer holiday season is upon us but among all the planning of where to go, where to stay, what to take and how to get to the airport, some time does need to be spent considering adequate security precautions before you jet off on your holiday.
Nation of square eyes
Brits now spend more time per day staring at screens (11.8 hours) than sleeping (7.3 hours), due to the explosive growth of tablet computers, smartphones and e-readers, according to new research.
Tesco offers £40 gift card to new home insurance customers
If you think you're paying more than you need to for home insurance, it's time to move.
Half price contents insurance offer at Clydesdale and Yorkshire
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks are launching a half price contents insurance deal next Monday 16th May 2011.
Over half of high value homes could be underinsured
Sixty per cent of high net worth homeowners are underestimating the true value of their possessions, leaving them at risk of being underinsured, according to research by specialist home and contents insurer Hiscox.
Average woman's wardrobe home to £400 of abandoned shoes
The average British woman owns nearly £400 of shoes they never or rarely wear, research by The Co-operative Insurance reveals.
Uninsured Brits risk a costly bank holiday weekend
Over 5 million Britons (10%) are either planning to go on holiday in the last week of April or host a Royal Wedding party despite having no home insurance, risking a costly May bank holiday weekend as their homes are not protected, according to research from Sainsbury's Home Insurance.
Rising insurance prices hit homes in Surrey and Scotland
Homeowners in Dorking, Surrey and in Edinburgh and Glasgow have seen the biggest rises in the cost of their home insurance premiums according to the analysis of 3.4 million quotations by moneysupermarket.com.
Garden goldmine
As more and more Brits start to enjoy the long summer evenings and relax in their gardens over the upcoming bank holidays, research by over 50s insurance provider RIAS reveals that gardens across Great Britain are worth £9.3 billion, with green-fingered gardeners investing the huge sum in kit to look after and upgrade their gardens.
Home hoteliers - Homeowners open their property to guests
Britain is becoming a nation of ‘home hoteliers', with 4.9 million people playing host to house guests who stayed for an average of eight weeks in the last year, according to research published by Churchill Home Insurance.
Royal Wedding provides bumper pickings for burglars
While the UK celebrates the Royal Wedding, AXA, one of the UK's largest home insurers, predicts a potentially huge surge in burglaries and accidental damage insurance claims.
Exaggerated home insurance claims costing homeowners
AXA, UK home insurers, believes exaggerated home insurance claims are costing every home around £13 a year on their home insurance premiums.
Landlords’ Multi-Property Insurance from Legal & General
Responding to market research and signs of improving confidence among landlords in the buy to let market, Legal & General has launched new household insurance cover, Landlords' Insurance designed to meet their specialist needs.
Majority of home insurance policies do not offer cover for plants
Now that the clocks have gone back people should check their home contents policy to ensure they have sufficient cover for possessions they are likely to keep outdoors.
Diamonds are still a girl’s best friend
Sparkly engagement rings are still the most precious pieces of jewellery in UK homes, but they could be worth a lot more than you think - research reveals that the value of gold, silver and gems has risen by over 70% in the past ten years.