Property prices around the UK can vary widely from one area to another, and according to a recent report the difference between property prices in the North and the South of England is wider than ever, with affordability in the south becoming more and more difficult. Figures suggest that the gap between properties between the two parts of England has widened by around £15,000. In fact, the figures suggest that a property in the south could cost around £90,000 more than a similar property in the North of England. Read the rest of this entry »
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The cost of keeping a vehicle on the road is already becoming unmanageable for many drivers, given the high cost of petrol and the soaring cost of insurance cover. However, those caught using their mobile phones whilst driving their vehicle could be in for an even bigger financial shock, as this offence could now end up costing them an additional £200 on their annual premium. Read the rest of this entry »
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There has been another breach in the personal data and security of consumers in the UK, after a vehicle recovery driver discovered various files and documents in the road near Junction 11 of the M4. The documentation turned out to be a variety of personal data, including cheques and the bank account details of around two hundred wealthy customers that had made investments. Included in the files were the personal bank details of three national lottery winners. Read the rest of this entry »
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According to the Association of British Insurers many new homes could end up being uninsurable when it comes to cover against flooding due to slack planning controls over where the developments are based. Officials from the ABI have stated that planning permission has been granted to many major new developments despite warning from environmental officials with regards to the increased risk of flooding. Read the rest of this entry »
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A nurse has finally won her battle to get a payout on her critical illness insurance cover, after being told by the insurance company that she could not claim because of non-disclosure of medical information. The policyholder, a fifty five year old nurse, had taken out a critical illness insurance policy with Abbey National in 2001, but this had been passed over the a company called Phoenix at a later date as part of the sale of one of its divisions. Read the rest of this entry »
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Consumers in the UK are paying a fortune to car insurance firms simply for making some necessary alterations to their policies, according to a recent report. Consumers seem to be stuck in a catch 22 situation, where making changes to their policy will cost them a significant price in some cases, but failing to make these alterations could result in the insurance policy becoming invalid. Read the rest of this entry »
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A recent report has indicated that consumers across the UK could be wasting thousands of pounds on useless insurance policies that they can either never claim on or that cover them for something that they are already covered for by some means or another. The report comes from the consumer group Which? with officials from the group stating that many consumers are wasting money on ‘useless and expensive’ cover which in many cases is simply not needed. Read the rest of this entry »
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A cancer victim has won her fight for a critical illness insurance payout from the insurance giant Legal and General. The firm had originally refused to pay out on her claim, and stated that she had failed to disclose some medical conditions when she took out the cover, and that this rendered her cover null and void. The customer ended up having to go to the Financial Ombudsman Service in order to get justice and get the money that she was entitled to. Read the rest of this entry »
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A recent report has indicated that well over a million Brits will be heading off on a winter sports holiday in the 2007/2008 season. Winter sports holidays are exciting and exhilarating, but also carry an increased risk of injury, and experts estimate that of the Brits that head off on a winter holiday this season around twenty thousand will end up getting injured. Reports suggest that during the last season around one in every fifty participants sustained injuries due to the nature of the sports. Read the rest of this entry »
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A recent report has shown how the floods that hit various parts of the UK earlier in the year have resulted in the cost of home insurance going up considerably, although the level at which insurance has risen is not as high as some industry professionals had predicted shortly after the flooding. Still, states the AA, the cost of insurance has risen at its fastest pace in the last decade, and many homeowners are now having to pay for the damage and cost of claims from the June and July floods. Read the rest of this entry »
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