Insurance News Archive
- 31 Aug 2006
Property Owners Warned Of Subsidence
Homeowners are being warned to keep a keen watch for any early warning signs for subsidence such as new or expanding cracks and sticking doors and windows as the dry weather may have weakened foundations. - 30 Aug 2006
1m More Homes On Brownfield Sites
The government claims one million more homes could be built in the UK on brownfield land. - 29 Aug 2006
Hips Debate Hots Up
The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) claims that the property chain will be strengthened with the introduction of Hips, especially those with home condition reports (HCRs). - 24 Aug 2006
36% Of Homeowners Don't Know About Hips
The government scheme to provide buyers with up-front information about a property has led to much discussion in the corridors of power with a recent government u-turn making the home condition report only an optional part of the packs. - 23 Aug 2006
New EU Workers Aid Buy-to-let
The Home Office has announced that 447,000 people applied for Worker Registration Scheme. - 21 Aug 2006
UK Homes' £44bn Insurance Deficit
It is estimated 4.2 million homes are underinsured by an average of 25 per cent on contents insurance. - 18 Aug 2006
Buy-to-let Reaches Record High
Council of Mortgages Lenders (CML) data reveal in the first half of the year £17.5 billion was lent in the form of buy-to-let mortgages in 152,500 loans. - 17 Aug 2006
Estate Agents Call For Hips To Be Axed
Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the National Assocation of Estate Agents (NAEA), claims that the packs have become almost worthless without the Home Condition Report (HCR) element of the packs being mandatory. - 16 Aug 2006
Global Warming Leads To Uphill Property Search
A poll found that 79 per cent of property buyers are looking to purchase houses on higher ground to escape an anticipated rise in sea levels, with the risk of flash floods, rising water tables and increasing temperatures influencing the choice of properties bought. - 15 Aug 2006
Hips Set For Regional Roll-out
The association says that it will implement the scheme is six locations across the UK, although it has yet to confirm where these will be. - 11 Aug 2006
Business Struggles With Petrol Costs
Ian Williams from the Leeds Chamber of Commerce explained in an interview on BBC One's Look North that prices may be pushed up as petrol prices reach record highs. - 10 Aug 2006
UK Leaves Gardens Unguarded
With the hot weather and people spending more time in their gardens, equipment is more likely to left in places that are not secure.
