Home Insurance
Shopping around nets best deal on home insurance
The difference between the average price and the cheapest home insurance policy can be as much as 45% according to new figures from insurance comparison site Gocompare.com.
Kitchen mishaps
More than one in ten (14 per cent) people in the UK have had a cooking accident or caused damage to their kitchen as a result of copying professional cooking techniques of top TV chefs, from shows such as Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu.
Tesco offers 50% spring saving on home insurance
Until 30 April, Tesco Home insurance is halving the price of home insurance. This offer is available to all new customers who apply either by phone or online and the quote is valid for 90 days after application.
Cheshire's home insurance receives top marks
Cheshire Building Society's ‘Select' home insurance policy has been awarded the maximum five star rating by Defaqto, the independent financial data collection and research company.
Beware of landlord insurance shortfall
Buy-to-let investors could leave themselves open to substantial losses by opting for standard household insurance rather than policies designed specifically for landlords, buy-to-let specialist lender Paragon Mortgages has warned.
£173 million cost of neighbourhood botches
Britons undertaking DIY or home renovation projects cause £173 million of damage to their neighbours' properties each year.
UK gardens are little goldmines
The UK's gardens are turning into little goldmines crammed with exotic plants, hi-tech tools and luxury furniture worth a whopping £18.6 billion, new research by home experts Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals.
Brits paying over the odds for buildings cover
Nearly one in three (30%) Britons think that rebuild cost is the same or more than purchase price, according to Confused.com – UK insurance price comparison site.
Brits need to ‘master’ their golf clubs
As golfing eyes turn to the Augusta National for the US Masters, home insurer LV= suggests that the odds of the UK producing the next Tiger Woods are low, because although nearly one in five households (19%) has at least one set of golf clubs, half (50%) have not been swung in the past six months.
£7.5 million could be ‘on the run’ this weekend
This weekend a staggering 30,000 participants will be taking part in the 28th annual London Marathon.
The office – a hub for ID theft
How much do you trust your colleagues? According to research conducted by Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance, workers are risking identity theft by being careless with their personal information in the office.
Legal & General tips for an insurance spring clean
Many of us may be considering giving our homes a ‘Spring clean’; Legal & General’s general insurance business suggests that this is also a good time to check that our homes are safe and secure.
£68m annual repair bill for young accidental home wreckers
With the school break on the horizon new research from Abbey Insurance suggests that many homes will come under attack whilst the children are on holiday.
Summertime brings green-fingered thieves to UK gardens
When the clocks go forward and evenings are lighter, many homeowners are eager to get outside and enjoy their gardens. But according to Halifax's own claims data, garden theft increased by 52% during the summer months last year, compared with the winter months.
Zurich addresses financial exclusion
Zurich Municipal has launched a new scheme to help widen access to home contents insurance for social housing residents.