Insurance News Archive
- 31 Oct 2006
House Prices Increase By 1.3 Per Cent In October
Revealing that the average price of a house in England and Wales had increased to £169,569, the Land Registry's figures showed that annual growth had increased to 6.3 per cent. - 30 Oct 2006
Ahipps Rebuffs CML Criticism
Responding to the CML's warning to the government to assess whether the packs are justified, Mike Ockenden, director general of Ahipp, said he felt "compelled to put right some of the [CML's] inaccuracies". - 27 Oct 2006
Hips A "costly Indulgence"
Speaking at the Property Forum tonight, director general of the CLM, Michael Coogan, will call for the government to "think again" about the packs. - 26 Oct 2006
Half Of Britain's Small Businesses Shirking Disaster Management
A survey carried out by Bank of Scotland Business Banking showed that despite the seeming lack of a proactive nature among small businesses, over half are aware that they could seriously jeopardise their business by not having a formal procedure in place. - 25 Oct 2006
Buy-to-let Market Remains 'healthy'
The group believes that despite interest rate rises, which may have deterred new investors from entering the market, the buy-to-let market has remained in good shape. - 24 Oct 2006
Postcode Lottery Of HMO Licence Fees
HMO licence fees for properties let to two or more households with three or more storeys and five or more people range hugely across the UK, from £60 a year in Newcastle to over £1,000 in Herefordshire. - 23 Oct 2006
British Investors Choosing Property
While only two per cent of Briton opt to invest in the stock market, 23 per cent more Britons are investing in buy-to-let properties than three months ago. - 20 Oct 2006
Property Owners Alerted Over Subsidence Dangers
According to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba), increasingly dry summers occurring in the UK means that subsiding properties are a greater threat than ever. - 19 Oct 2006
Buoyant Commercial Property Market Set For 2007 Downturn
F&C Property Asset Management believes that at present the market is "close to its peak" and will deliver total returns in excess of 20 per cent for the rest of 2006. - 18 Oct 2006
HMO Licence Causing Landlord 'confusion'
Lee Tillcock said that the uncertainty among landlords has been caused by the procedure and enforcement of HMO licences differing between councils, a situation likely to affect the availability of such housing stock. - 17 Oct 2006
Four In Ten Becoming Landlords By Chance
According to the National Landlords Association (NLA), over two fifths of homeowners came into the residential letting market by chance. - 16 Oct 2006
Dry Summer Causing Property Subsidence Increase
According to American Express Insurance Services, subsidence can be an expensive problem to rectify.
