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Home Insurance UK news (page 24):
 | Halifax tells the UK to protect its homes |
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| 9th September 2008 | Halifax is urging home owners to be ready for bad weather by taking steps to protect their properties.
The insurance company says some simple preparations can help avoid people having to make a claim on their home insurance.
According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), ... | |
 | Students 'do not spend money on contents insurance' |
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| 2nd September 2008 | An insurance expert has said that students do not think to take out insurance on their personal belongings.
Recent research by Halifax claimed that the average student in the UK spends around £74.70 per week on accommodation.
Added to this, the study found that those at univer... | |
 | Partying teenagers 'cause millions of pounds worth of damage' |
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| 27th August 2008 | Parties held by children cause £16.8 million worth of damage to parents' homes every year, new research has shown.
Following the release of GCSE and A-Level results this month, many teenagers see now as an ideal time to throw a party, usually in their parents' beloved home, according t... | |
 | Life's biggest decisions 'add to your worth' |
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| 22nd August 2008 | The decision to move in with your partner will increase the value of your combined home contents by 65 per cent, new research has found.
When a couple decide to live together and the other partner moves in with all their cardboard boxes and CDs the joint lifestyle pushes the total home cont... | |
 | The value of your home could be worth more in a recession: report |
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| 22nd August 2008 | According to new research, the value of an average British family's belongings is set to climb 30 per cent in the next five years, increasing the need for adequate home insurance.
By 2013 the value of a typical family's home contents is set to jump by almost £20,000 from £70,848 t... | |
 | Over half of Brits have fitted extra security: report |
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| 21st August 2008 | New research shows that more than 50 per cent of homeowners in the UK have fitted some form of additional security during the last year.
The statistics from Halifax Home Insurance also show that a quarter of those surveyed plan to make a similar move in 2009 with 20 per cent of those survey... | |
 | 'Under your bed is not a safe place', research claims |
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| 21st August 2008 | Research carried out by Halifax Home Insurance has found that the most stereotypical hiding place for valuables is under the bed.
Homeowners will also hide items in the sock draw and on top of the wardrobe, while the fourth most favoured place is in the bedside table.
Of the people... | |
 | One-fifth of students have left the door unlocked, study shows |
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| 20th August 2008 | Research from Newcastle Building Society has revealed that 18 per cent of students have left their home without locking the door.
It is worrying that a very similar percentage of people of university age do not have home contents insurance, Wendy Lee, commercial director at Newcastle Buildi... | |
 | Wallpaper the most commonly damaged item in a home, study shows |
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| 20th August 2008 | New research has shown that 38 per cent of damage caused by children in the home was to paintwork or wallpaper.
The second most common form of breakages by kids was to furniture and chairs, which accounted for 31 per cent of all damage to property, according to research from Abbey Insurance... | |
 | Millions of Brits will retire in the 'red' |
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| 14th August 2008 |
Millions of Britons are likely to have outstanding debts when they retire, according to new research.
A study carried out by Key Retirement Solutions revealed that one-in-three over-55s retires owing more than £11,000.
Those most at risk were the over-70s, who have collec... | |
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