Home Insurance
Buying the cheapest home insurance can be false economy
A report by independent financial research company Defaqto has revealed that home insurers are increasingly offering certain aspects of cover as optional extras rather than as standard features.
Home insurance industry on knife-edge
The home insurance industry is in good shape but faces a number of challenges and a period of transition, concludes a report by Defaqto.
Tips for homeowners as clocks go back
As the clocks go back on Sunday October 31st, the cover of darkness can prove all too tempting for the opportunist thief. Halifax Home Insurance recommends homeowners take steps to make life more difficult for the would-be burglar.
Triple trouble as ‘worst claims days’ fall in one week
Darker nights and Halloween horrors usually herald a more risky time for homeowners - put them together and you could have a rather more hazardous mix.
Brits with no boiler cover could be left out in the cold
As the British weather stretches out the last few scraps of sunshine, many households will inevitably be reaching for the thermostat this weekend as the temperature drops and the autumn/winter chill sets in.
Home insurance premiums continue to increase
Home insurance premiums continue to increase, according to the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index.
New discounts on 5 Star home insurance from Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society has launched an exciting new Home Insurance offer, designed to reward both new and existing customers with great deals on cover, including discounts of up to 30%.
DIY disasters cost Brits £235m
House-proud Brits spent £235million putting right DIY disasters in the last year, according to new research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks. The Banks found that 1 in 10 ‘DIYers' had paid out up to £500 to fix their own DIY.
It pays to be fussy when choosing housemates
As the new University term kicks off and thousands of students across the country are about to move into new house shares, new research by Endsleigh, the number one student insurance provider, has revealed that it can pay to be fussy when choosing your fellow housemates.
Digital downloaders face pricey recovery for lost music
Music and film downloads are fast replacing CDs and DVDs, but less than one in ten Brits has made sure that they have adequate insurance for their digital content, according to new research from shopping website Quidco.com*.
Homeowners - check cover if you suspect subsidence
With reports the UK emerged from the driest first six months of the year for eighty years, insurers are no doubt expecting a higher volume of home insurance claims for subsidence.
Check your chimney before winter
Britain's 60,000 thatched home owners are being warned today to double check their chimneys before they light their wood burners and open fires this winter.
Students urged to insure phones, laptops and other gadgets
Students in the UK keep over £3.3 billion worth of possessions in their digs but over £1.7 billion of it is uninsured, according to new research from Santander Student Current Accounts.
Don't advertise your home to thieves
For several years, UK householders have been updating their Facebook status and tweeting their every move. Now there is an even more accurate way to tell all your ‘friends' where you are. Facebook Places pinpoints your exact location. Churchill home insurance warns this could drive an increase in house burglaries.
High costs for small insurance policy changes
Minor changes to car and home insurance policies are costing consumers as much as £55 a time according to new research from Which? Money.