Home Insurance
Homeowners to spend £56m on gardens this summer
The majority of homeowners who have gardens (92%) will be spending a staggering £56million on their gardens over the next three months, with one in ten homeowners spending in excess of £500 according to a survey by esure home insurance.
Wimbledon Mania sweeps the nation
As UK tennis fans look forward to this year's Wimbledon Championships, Halifax Home Insurance says many sports fanatics caught in the frenzy will be eager to get out and display their racquet skills (or lack of them).
Homeowners warned to choose a policy based on quality not just price
Analysis of market data by Abbey Home Insurance has shown that up to 13,700 insurance claims are made each year as a result of damage to the home caused by flooding. Indeed in the last week alone, Abbey estimates that as many as 1,200 insurance claims could have been made to insurance companies for this reason.
Halifax advises homeowners to prepare for more flooding
As much of Northern England, the Midlands and Central Wales struggles to cope with recent flooding, and with warnings of more wet weather to come, Halifax Home Insurance offers some timely advice to the five million people currently living in flood risk areas.
As the wedding season gets started, avoid underinsurance
Summertime is peak season for getting hitched, so Halifax Home Insurance is reminding people to check they have enough home contents insurance to cover the increase in valuable items they may have in their home around the time of their nuptials.
Loyal consumers penalised by home insurance
An ongoing price war in the home insurance market means that loyal customers are being penalised by providers, according to a new report from leading financial research company, Defaqto.
UK homeowners leaving policy documents unread
Over a third of UK homeowners (34%) admit to leaving their insurance documents languishing in a drawer unread instead of going through them to familiarise themselves with the level of cover and terms and conditions of their policy, according to a study by Tesco Home Insurance.
Think your home is secure? Think again say Britain’s thieves
With Britain suffering the highest burglary rates in Europe, burglars say ”you’re making life easy for us”.
Legal & General want your views on home security and safety
Legal & General's general insurance business is running an online survey, ‘Safe as Houses' asking people for their views on their home security and safety, legalandgeneral.com.
More over 50s to become landlords
Saga, the over 50s experts, are urgently advising landlords to take tax advice to ensure that they are properly declaring their rental income, but also taking full advantage of the tax relief available.
Zurich becomes sole underwriter to Park Homes Insurance Services
Zurich has become the sole underwriter to East Sussex-based Park Home Insurance Services Ltd, signing a five year underwriting and claims agreement with the park homes, motorhome, static and touring caravan specialists.
RIAS fixes insurance prices for two years
Older household insurance customers are more likely to have seen an increase in their household insurance premiums in the last year according to statistics released by RIAS, the over 50s specialist insurer.
Home from home insurance
Over 800,000 households now own a property abroad in ever more emerging markets, presenting unique insurance dilemmas for Brits trying to protect their overseas investments.
Three months free home insurance from Direct Line
Direct Line is offering homeowners the benefit of 12 months home insurance for the price of nine on buildings, contents cover or both, making a saving of 25% on their premium.
Brits buy now, lie later
A quarter of Brits (8.5 million) chose to ‘Buy Now, Lie Later’ over the last year, deliberately hiding the true cost of purchases from their partners or family, according to research from Halifax Home Insurance.