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Home Insurance UK news (page 18):
 | Halifax: Avoid winter weather home insurance claims |
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| 6th December 2008 | There is likely to be severe weather in the UK this winter, which means people may want to take steps to ensure their houses are protected so they can avoid making a claim on their home insurance.
Halifax states that it handled 30,000 windstorm damage claims last year, which cost over £... | |
 | Home insurance 'may be needed to protect against increase in house fires' |
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| 6th December 2008 | Home insurance may be more important than ever this December as it has been discovered that people are more likely to have a fire in their house during the winter.
Research by Direct Line found that in number of fire claims it received in December 2007 was 61 per cent higher than an average... | |
 | Lounge and kitchens 'most expensive rooms on home insurance' |
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| 5th December 2008 | Britons looking to purchase home insurance may be interested to learn that the most valuable room in a house is usually the lounge, new research has discovered.
According to AXA, the average customer values their sitting room at around £2,752, which people may want to take note of when... | |
 | Sheffield flood homes 'at risk with no insurance' |
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| 3rd December 2008 | Despite many residents of Sheffield being hit by floods 18 months ago, many do not have the correct home insurance to protect their possessions, it has emerged.
Research by housing management company Sheffield Homes found that only nine per cent of residents in its 42,000 properties had pro... | |
 | Britons fail to 'properly insure home contents' |
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| 2nd December 2008 | When purchasing home insurance many Britons are under-insuring their contents, it has been revealed.
A survey commissioned by AXA has found that many people are under-insuring their possessions by as much as £255 billion.
The contents of the average home are insured for £... | |
 | Household running costs 'on the increase' |
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| 29th November 2008 | The average cost of running a household is increasing which means many couples are now finding that both of them need to work to make ends meet.
Whether it is paying for gas and electricity or keeping up with home insurance payments, monthly outgoings are increasing and 61 per cent of those... | |
 | Children helping parents 'cover the costs' |
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| 29th November 2008 | Those who are having difficulty keeping up with their home or car insurance bills may soon find they receive help from their children when it comes to covering the costs.
New research by Engage Mutual has found that eight out of ten 18 to 24 year olds are already helping their parents to pa... | |
 | 'Flood house' competition winners announced |
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| 29th November 2008 | The winners of a competition aimed at tackling the problem of building homes on flood plains have been announced.
Launched by Norwich Union and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the competition asked entrants to design a family home and garden to form part of a residential d... | |
 | Home insurance 'less rewarding than motor policies' |
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| 29th November 2008 | Home insurance providers are far less likely to reward their customers with no-claims discounts, it has been discovered.
An investigation commissioned by Sainsbury's Home Insurance found that nearly all car insurance policies offer a discount whereas only one in four home cover policies hav... | |
 | Neighbourhood crime 'on the increase' |
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| 27th November 2008 | Homeowners may find they want to make sure they are properly covered by their home and car insurance policies following news that neighbourhood crime is on the increase.
According to research by LV=, 33 per cent of people in the UK claim that their neighbourhood has gotten worse since they ... | |
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