Half of motorists don’t think they have full UK insurance cover abroad, but are happy to drive on foreign roads regardless, according to Esure. And 6% think that their travel insurance will automatically cover their car whilst abroad – which is never the case.
Only 1 in 10 would call their insurer to check their […]

Football fans travelling to Germany for the World Cup should ensure they have their travel insurance cover up to date before they leave.
Many trips to the World Cup will be short breaks and can be cost effective to buy cover only for the time that is needed. Many travel agents, for example, only sell […]

House price growth stalled in May, rising just 0.2% over the month, slightly up on the 0.1% increase in April but down significantly on March’s strong 1.1% gain.
The annual rate of house price growth slowed slightly in May to 4.7%. The price of an average house in the UK is now £164,632, almost £7,500 […]

Nearly 6.7 million people - 1 in 3 British adults – will gamble over the next two months, mainly on the World Cup and the National Lottery, according to friendly society, Liverpool Victoria.
Conversely, almost a third of Britons (29%) do not intend to save any money over the same time period.
The National Lottery is […]

Britain’s wealthiest homeowners are spending up to £5bn on security measures to protect themselves, their families and their properties, according to Zurich Private Clients, which has produced a report on millionaires’ perceptions.
The research reveals that over 90% of millionaires have invested up to £30,000 on security, with a fifth (21%) concerned that they are […]

Some home improvements can add value to your property, but not all, according to Halifax.
The lender has identified which features of a home are considered to add value and create good, first impressions and those that are considered to be undesirable and potentially detract from the monetary value of a property.
Halifax’s valuers have provided […]

One in 6 employees in Britain has been under the influence of alcohol at work in the last 6 months, according to Royal & Sun Alliance. And the insurer has found that up to 25% of accidents in the workplace are caused by booze.
A whopping 54,000 employers blame up to 10% of workplace underperformance […]

Working people in their early 40s will have to wait until they are 66 years old to draw their State pension until they are 66, while 20-somethings will be 68 before they qualify, under Government plans published yesterday.
In a White Paper entitled “work longer, save more”, the Government stated it would begin to increase […]