Home Insurance
AXA highlights dangers of an “over-emulsional” Easter Break
AXA reveals DIY accidents will peak on Saturday morning with paint spillages topping the list of potential mishaps and the average cost of damage around £900.
DIY nation! A quarter of Brits planning to ‘DIY' this Easter
A quarter of Britain will be staying indoors this Easter weekend to decorate and renovate, according to a new survey.
Lloyds TSB pledges support for home insurance customers
Lloyds TSB has pledged to waive home insurance customers' premiums for up to six months if they are affected by redundancy. The move follows a recent meeting between the Home Office, Association of British Insurers (ABI) and leading insurance firms to discuss how the industry might best support policyholders through the recession.
Don't let your Easter weekend turn into a DIY disaster
With thousands of homeowners springing into DIY action over the Easter bank holiday weekend, esure home insurance provides tips and advice to make sure that anyone having a go at some handy home improvement work doesn't end up creating even more work for themselves and facing a hefty bill.
Don't let thieves and vandals ruin your garden
Two-thirds of householders have failed to check if their plants, bushes, trees and shrubs are covered by insurance, despite the fact that the average garden contains £721 worth of greenery.
Rural homes targeted by thieves as recession bites
A shock rise in thefts from rural homes has prompted large rural insurer NFU Mutual to urge country people to review security measures.NFU Mutual's own claims figures have revealed a 14.7% increase in thefts from homes in the UK countryside in 2008.
Who’s pinching my pots?
Gardening is the most popular past time for the over 50's and with the clocks going forward this weekend, more of them will be making the most of the extra hour of daylight and getting out in their gardens to prepare for the summer months.
Safe as houses in Kensington and Chelsea
Householders in the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea are literally safe as houses - or at least the safest in England and Wales, new research from Virgin Money Home Insurance shows.
Recessionary cutbacks leave household valuables uninsured
Almost one in five (18%) UK households are not protected by home contents insurance policies, resulting in almost £154 billion worth of valuables remaining uninsured, according to research from uSwitch.com.
Home insurance renewal forms top most confusing paperwork poll
Home insurance renewals top a poll of the most confusing documents householders receive through the post. The new research commissioned by leading comparison website Gocompare.com also revealed that 24 per cent of people just read and file their home insurance renewal documents, allowing the policy to automatically renew - rather than seeking a better deal.
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the unluckiest of them all?
Avoid walking under ladders and cross your fingers tomorrow, as new research reveals that householders are more likely to smash a mirror on Friday 13th - and end up with another bout of bad luck.
Confused.com welcomes back M&S to home insurance panel
Confused.com, price comparison service, is delighted to welcome back M&S to its already comprehensive list of providers for home insurance.
Music to your ears
The humble vinyl single celebrates its 60th anniversary in March and the format shows no signs of dying out.
Will your insurance cover a cow in your swimming pool?
Living in the countryside brings its own unique risks as a selection of the bizarre claims recently settled by large rural insurer NFU Mutual reveals.
Halifax Home Insurance asks are you sleeping soundly?
We have all sat upright in bed in the dead of night, thinking we have heard a noise, before realising it was nothing more than our imagination running wild.