Tag: Home insurance advice

How to Get the Best Value Buildings Insurance Deal

Home and buildings insurance is an essential you can easily pay over the odds for if you don’t understand exactly what you’re buying. The term ‘home insurance’ tends to be used as a catch-all for these three types of different cover: Buildings insurance: this covers the cost of rebuilding your property, and the repair or… Read more »

5 Steps to Affordable Life Insurance by Mortgage Advice Services

Life insurance is the type of cover nobody wants to think about! But no one should avoid having it if they’ve children or dependants that rely upon them. If the unthinkable were to happen, not having life insurance could mean you’d leave a sad legacy. Such as your family being left without any financial support. Or, worse… Read more »

Contents Insurance - Five Steps to getting the Best-Value

Here’s our guide to getting the right – and most affordable – home & contents insurance for you. Follow the steps below to make sure you’re getting the cover you need. We also help you to avoid two costly mistakes: over- or under-insuring yourself. (Note: As the Uinsure policy most of our advisors offer only has… Read more »

When was the Last Time You Changed Your Home Insurance Provider?

Home insurance is one of the must-have policies we tend to turn a blind eye to when the renewal letter drops through our letter box. Not because we don’t consider it important to have. But because most of us simply accept the premium and let it renew without thinking. Loyalty Doesn’t Pay Research from Citizen’s Advice… Read more »

Why You should Be Taking Action if You are Among the One in Five UK Households without Home Insurance

The 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 1987 this month was a timely reminder of the importance of home insurance. According to The Actuarial Post: “The Great Storm of 1987 was the most costly windstorm the UK insurance industry had seen to date. Claims reached £1.4bn (gross of reinsurance), which equated to nearly 50%… Read more »

The 3 Big Mistakes Not to Make with Your Home Insurance

Home insurance is a catch-all phrase for the policies you put in place to protect your property and its contents against the unexpected. Having home insurance is important whether you’re a homeowner or a tenant. No matter if you live in a flat, a bungalow or a mansion, it’s wise to have it. The Association of… Read more »