Insurance News Archive
- 29 Sep 2006
Property Owners Warned Over Oil Spillage Risk
According to the Environment Agency, many oil pollution accidents take place each year, which could cause property owners to be prosecuted. - 28 Sep 2006
Landlords Respond To New Regulations By 'selling-up'
According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), almost a third of letting agents say that landlords are responding to the new rules by selling their properties. - 27 Sep 2006
CML: Record Borrowing By Buy-to-let Investors
The council estimates that the 152,000 loans which were advanced during this period contributed to an increase of 17 per cent by volume and 20 per cent by value over the previous record totals of 2005. - 26 Sep 2006
Flooding To Affect Insurance Premiums?
The Met Office also issued severe weather warnings in five other regions of the UK, including Northern Ireland, south-west Scotland, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. - 25 Sep 2006
Businesses Urged To Attend To Electrical Risk
Conducted by Zurich Risk Services, a survey shows that 18 per cent of companies are not familiar with the Electricity at Work (EAW) regulations, though 95 per cent of respondents believe their company is adequately protected. - 22 Sep 2006
NCC Calls For Boost To Tenant Rights
According to the National Consumer Council (NCC), when it comes to understanding their rights tenants struggle to understand what rights and responsibilities they have beyond the right to occupy and the right to exchange. - 21 Sep 2006
Britain's Improve And Move Hotspots Identified
According to Yell.com, Norwich is the place where the greatest amount of people are looking to move to, followed by Reading and Cheltenham. - 20 Sep 2006
Government's Proposed Land Levy Under Fire
The report also stated the suggested land levy may raise less money for local authorities than under current arrangements, causing small building firms to be put out of business. - 19 Sep 2006
Businesses Count Cost Of Tornado Strikes
A large number of shop insurance and business insurance claims can be expected to be made over the coming days and weeks as firms in west and north Yorkshire attempt to recoup the losses suffered last week. - 18 Sep 2006
Property Unprotected Against Flood Risk
The study commissioned by insurance company AXA found that 70 per cent of SMEs in high risk areas are unconcerned about flooding while 90 per cent do not have proper insurance cover against climate risks. - 14 Sep 2006
UK New Homes Should Be Built To Scandinavian Standards
Speaking after a visit to an environmentally friendly and sustainably designed housing development in the Netherlands and Scandinavia, Yvette Cooper said developers needed to increase standards to meet the challenges of climate change. - 13 Sep 2006
Industry Remains 'confident' About Hips
The group believes that Hips will be successfully implemented in June next 2007 and is working closely with the government to ensure as smooth an integration as possible.
