Home Insurance
The cost of convenience
Paying for home contents insurance by Direct Debit is costing customers as much as £290 million according to new research from Abbey Home Insurance. Around 9.3 million people pay for their home insurance by Direct Debit and many may not realise that they could be charged for doing this.
Neighbours at war! - insurers can bring peace in our time
As a new survey reveals a third of Brits have argued with their neighbours, people are increasingly turning to their home contents insurer for help in resolving disputes.
Homeowners warned to brace themselves for flood damage
With scores of flood warnings and alerts in force across the UK, Lloyds TSB Insurance is warning those in areas at risk to prepare themselves and their homes for the impact of the harsh weather.
Kids bedrooms worth £14 billion
Children’s bedrooms now contain over £14 billion worth of goods, according to research by Co-operative Insurance.
£1bn worth of annual leave spent waiting for tradesmen
New research reveals that £1.1billion worth of annual leave is spent waiting at home for deliveries and tradespeople every year.
Counting the cost - £300 million for the winter of extreme weather
Britain has been in the grip of the most damaging winter for years according to Barclays Home Insurance.
Brits continue to invest in passion for fashion
Despite the levels of UK personal debt exceeding £1 trillion, we are continuing to invest in our passion for fashion with a quarter of Brits (25 per cent) owning £2,000 worth or more of clothes, shoes and accessories in their wardrobes according to research by Prudential Home Insurance. A further 2.6 million (6 per cent) estimates the contents of their wardrobe adds up to over £5,000.
Triple savings from Halifax Home Insurance
Existing and new customers of Halifax Home Insurance can now get their hands on free shopping vouchers if they recommend Halifax Home Insurance to their friends and relatives.
Give them your heart… not your fortune
MORE TH>N offers customers free prenup and divorce documents as part of its Family Legal Services extension to home insurance, potentially saving customers thousands of pounds in legal fees.
Go online to cut your contents insurance costs
Insurers are offering discounts as high as 35 per cent for people who buy contents cover online as a price war breaks out, new analysis from MoneyExpert.com shows.
Homeowners warned to prepare pipes for the big freeze
Following recent press reports regarding the increasing risk of very cold and wintry conditions, Halifax Home Insurance warns homeowners that the pipes in their loft will be the first to freeze unless they take the necessary precautions.
The St Valentines Day Massacre - 2007 Style
As desperate boyfriends try to think of the proposal from heaven for their sweetheart on Valentines Day, some will choose to say it with music delivered in the time honoured fashion - serenading their loved one with the obligatory ladder propped up against their intended's bedroom window ledge.
UK homes suffer the big freeze
As the UK shivers under snow and ice, Lloyds TSB Insurance warns that the big freeze has caught many homeowners unprepared.
Parents turning to insurers to bail out their kids
As a new survey reveals that modern British teenagers often walk the streets wearing clothes, jewellery and electronic gadgets worth more than £768, leading insurer Cornhill Direct says that parents are increasingly forced to turn to their home contents insurance to replace their kid's lost or stolen items.
Be prepared for bad weather
With increasingly extreme weather set to batter Britain this week, Saga is urging homeowners to protect their properties against the elements and have produced a free guide to ‘Prepare your home for bad weather’.