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- Home insurance provider sees redundancy enquiries rising - 1st June, 2009
LV=, which provides home contents insurance for thousands of people in the UK, has reported an increase in the number of customers calling up with enquiries about redundancy.
The firm said that it had experienced an increase of around one-third in the number of employment-related calls to its legal advice help lines - part of a 21 per cent increase in the overall number of enquiries... - Money saving tips offered for homeowners - 28th May, 2009
A list of tips which could help home movers save money as they go about moving house has been issued by Tescocompare.com.
The website suggested that people moving house should check whether their home contents insurance policy will cover them in their new dwelling, as any potential theft could prove expensive if it does not... - Halifax Home Insurance 'finds regional pride in the UK' - 28th May, 2009
Home insurance provider Halifax has conducted a survey which reveals that people in the UK are often very attached to their particular region.
According to the poll, most people in the UK feel attached to their particular region of the country because their friends and family live there, with 60 per cent citing this as a reason for regional pride... - 'Fronting is fraud' on home contents insurance policies - 15th May, 2009
Financial advice website Confused.com has warned against the practice of 'fronting' on home contents insurance policies, saying it can amount to fraud.
Fronting involves putting an incorrect name on a home insurance policy, a practice adopted by some fraudsters to enable them to get cheaper home insurance premiums... - There's no place like gnome, warns home contents insurer - 14th May, 2009
More Than has issued a warning to those who home owners who keep gnomes in their garden to see if these and other items are covered by their contents insurance policy, as they may be stolen.
The home contents insurance provider said that items such as gnomes, state-of-the-art barbeques and garden furniture can all be worth "a hefty amount", so homeowners should make sure they are covered... - Bike theft may increase, warns home contents insurance provider - 14th May, 2009
Home contents insurance provider Halifax has warned that the number of bicycles being stolen in the UK may increase....
- Home insurance claims 'rise with kitchen clumsiness' - 13th May, 2009
Home contents insurance claims for culinary catastrophes are becoming more frequent during the recession thanks to the growing trend for eating at home, according to AA Insurance.
The cheap home insurance provider conducted a survey which revealed that 46 per cent of people in the UK are now more likely to cook for themselves rather than eating out as a way of saving money. This trend has been encouraged by TV cookery programmes... - AA warns cyclists to check insurance - 8th May, 2009
Following the second theft of David Cameron's bike in the space of 10 months, the AA has warned people to check their home insurance policies to see if their bicycles are covered.
The home insurance provider said that it is unclear whether the Tory Party leader's bicycle would be covered by a home insurance policy as it was left chained to the railings outside his house... - Home beauty treatments 'may damage houses' health' - 29th April, 2009
Cheap home insurance provider Sheila's Wheels has conducted research which reveals that many women in the UK are turning to home beauty treatments as a way of saving money during the recession.
However according to Sheila's Wheels, choosing the DIY beauty option - instead of visiting a salon - often ends up causing damage... - Home insurance provider warns of burglary increase - 24th April, 2009
Norwich Union, one of the UK's leading home insurance providers, has warned that the recession may cause the number of domestic break-ins to rise by as much as 50 per cent.
According to home office figures, there were 280,000 burglaries in the UK last year and Norwich Union believes this figure may rise by a further 140,000 as unemployment bites and people become increasingly desperate...