Home Insurance

Advice to homeowners as windstorms and snow batter Britain

With severe gales battering much of the UK, and with snow on the way, Halifax Home Insurance offers some timely advice to help homeowners reduce the risk of weather-related damage to their property.

Sheilas’ Wheels reshapes home insurance to fit modern women

The female-focused Sheilas’ Wheels brand will move beyond car insurance for the first time next week (launch Sunday 3 February 2008) and aims to reshape people’s expectations of home cover with the launch of Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance.

Brits hungrier than ever for open plan living

More and more Britons are knocking down internal walls to satisfy their craving for open plan living. Indeed the latest report from Halifax Home Insurance finds that 2.9 million rooms have disappeared over the past five years.

Homeowners fail to obtain adequate insurance

Many people are failing to obtain adequate insurance for their homes, according to research by Nationwide.

Britain counts the cost of bad weather

With Britain’s weather becoming ever more turbulent, UK homes are becoming increasingly at risk, with 11 per cent of British homes being damaged in the last five years.

Tesco Home Insurance offers £75 discount on Hotpoint products

Tesco Home Insurance is offering new customers who buy home insurance a £75 discount on Hotpoint appliances ordered from Tesco Direct. The offer runs until 6th February 2008.

Insurer issues pre-flood advice

With many areas potentially at risk from floods as storms are predicted to lash the UK over the next couple of days, leading insurer Royal & SunAlliance and its direct arm MORE TH>N, are offering advice to those homeowners and businesses affected by rising water levels.

Flood update from Direct Line

With flash floods once again hitting the country and Met Office warnings of further severe weather over the weekend, Direct Line is increasing the number of staff in its contact centres and has placed over 100 members of its emergency home response team on stand-by ready to assist people in the most affected areas.

Britain’s big food fright

As many people try to copy the culinary delights cooked up by their favourite TV chefs, Halifax Home Insurance urges homeowners to take care in the kitchen.

Upsurge in property damage claims as weather takes toll

Following fierce storms across much of the UK in the past week and with more predicted in the coming weeks, Sainsbury’s Home Insurance is warning homeowners to check that they are adequately insured in the event of any damage to their property.

Flood warnings throughout England

Commenting on flood warnings throughout much of England, Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: “As the spectre of flooding hits Britain again, people in the Midlands, East Anglia and south west England could be facing the woe of having to leave their homes.