Home Insurance
How to keep your home warm as winter snap moves in
Confused.com offers homeowners advice on what needs to be done to prevent damage to their property. As the UK braces itself for a frosty Christmas, winter proofing is needed in order to give the elements a cold shoulder.
Prevent frost bite at home this winter
Frozen pipes and broken boilers are likely to cause problems in many British homes this winter and, with only 13% having home emergency insurance, many households will not be covered for such emergencies.
Homeowners urged to protect their water systems
With over a third (35%) of Brits away for a few days or more over the Christmas and winter holiday period, AXA Home Insurance is warning that burst pipes could be a bigger threat than burglary while you're away.
Put home insurance top of your wish list this Christmas
As a survey reveals that a third of households leave gifts under the Christmas tree well before the big day, home insurance provider M&S Money is advising householders to make sure security remains a priority this festive period.
Are your Christmas gifts covered?
With just under three weeks until Christmas, moneysupermarket.com urges Brits to check the small print of their home insurance now to ensure Christmas gifts are covered.
Post Office offers extra Christmas contents cover
As people start hitting the shops in preparation for Christmas, Post Office Home Insurance is increasing its contents cover by 10 per cent during December to ensure customers are fully protected over the festive period.
Homeowners warned as burglars' Christmas wish-list revealed
Cooking, candles, presents and parties are all part and parcel of the festive season, but they also make it one of the riskiest times of the year in and around your home.
Comparison sites still defaulting to higher excesses
Comparison sites are still defaulting to high voluntary excesses in order to provide cheaper quotations, according to independent financial research company Defaqto's latest report into the market.
Repossessions set to increase as households struggle to meet costs
With repossession figures expected to top the 50,000 mark in 2010, The Co-operative Insurance has committed to doubling its support to Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, this Christmas.
Savvy shoppers to splash out this Christmas
Despite a tough year of recession and cutbacks, Brits aren't planning to be frugal over the festive season, according to research by home insurer LV=.
Barclays renews general insurance deal with Aviva
Aviva and Barclays are pleased to announce the renewal of their existing contract for Aviva to continue to be the sole provider of home insurance to Barclays UK retail banking customers until 2015.
Homeowners leave themselves vulnerable to a break-in
Homeowners aren't taking steps to protect their property and belongings by poorly concealing spare keys outside and failing to secure windows and doors, according to research from esure home insurance.
Beware of dumbing down your home insurance cover
Over the past year in order to save money, one in four people have cancelled or not renewed their home insurance.
NatWest and RBS provide help for Cumbrian flood victims
NatWest and RBS have announced a package of help for customers impacted by the flooding in Cumbria.
Lloyds sets out help available to flood hit homes and businesses
Lloyds Banking Group has set out a series of commitments for flood hit businesses and homeowners.