Home Insurance
Sex and the City style sees women splurge on designer handbags
Influenced by over a decade of Sex and the City fashion, a woman in her 30's will have splashed out an average £113 on her favourite must-have bag, reveals research by Churchill Home Insurance.
Nearly 1.5 million Brits put homes at risk
Nearly 1.5 million homeowners are putting their homes at risk with inadequate cover according to a new survey by moneysupermarket.com.
Sports fans look to kit out gardens for the party season
With the summer just around the corner, many Brits will be thinking about upgrading their gardens to enjoy major sporting events and spend time entertaining outdoors. M&S Money is advising those making new purchases or sprucing up their gardens to make sure they have adequate home insurance.
Halifax Home Insurance offers advice to help protect your bike
With fuel prices hitting an all time high of almost 120p per litre, and some reports predicting a long hot summer this year, many people will be swapping four wheels for two.
Stay-put Brits plan garden spending spree this summer
On the eve of the Chelsea Flower Show, new research from comparison site Gocompare.com reveals that 74% of Brits will be undertaking some kind of garden project this year, spending a collective £6.8 billion on everything from patios to pergolas.
Over 50s at risk from holiday home underinsurance
One in ten holiday home owners (211,000) have no insurance for their properties abroad, putting them at huge financial risk. The study from Saga Holiday Home Insurance also shows that over 160,000 over 50s who have insured their European properties in pounds Sterling could be caught out due to the weak pound.
Bournemouth homeowners pay less for home insurance
Homeowners in Bournemouth, York and Glasgow pay the least for home insurance premiums according to analysis from moneysupermarket.com, which reveals the UK's hotspots for the cheapest, and most expensive, home insurance.
Make sure your home insurance covers your garden items
‘Contents in the open' is a standard feature on most home insurance policies and covers items left outside in the garden or boundary of the home. As the weather improves and we start to enjoy outside spaces more, Defaqto urges consumers to check the detail of their policies if they want to be adequately insured.
British men to create luxury bolt-holes to watch World Cup
New research from Halifax Home Insurance reveals the growing phenomenon of the bloke's retreat - with nearly a million men creating a 'den' in their homes before kick off in South Africa this summer.
Dodgy DIY improvements damage house values
The recession has driven many UK homeowners to take on complex home improvements themselves, in a bid to increase the value of their home.
DIY corner cutting can prove costly, warns M&S Money
Almost two-thirds (64%) of British adults are more likely to do jobs themselves rather than employing a skilled tradesman, according to research for M&S Money.
Home insurance can be invalidated if tradesmen are not insured
Up to £590 million of damage is caused to homes in Britain each year by tradesmen, according to new research rom Sainsbury's Home Insurance.
Protect your garden treasures
With a double-whammy of Bank Holidays on the horizon, Brits will already be keeping their fingers crossed for good weather as well as thinking of barbeques and parties, so moneysupermarket.com urges those sprucing up their gardens and planning ‘al fresco' entertaining to ensure their garden treasures are well protected.
Sainsbury's Home Insurance offers £50 shopping vouchers
Sainsbury's Home Insurance is offering £50 of Sainsbury's shopping vouchers to new customers applying with a Nectar card for combined buildings and contents cover.
Are your digital downloads insured?
As Brits swap the cinema for movie downloads and tiny MP3 players replace racks of CDs, digital content in the home is becoming increasingly more valuable, but people may not realise the risk of losing it all according to moneysupermarket.com.