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Footspas bubble
***Figures based on multiplying the average cost of the item by the number of people admitting to owning but not using the item calculated from the research and National Statistics:. * £3.1bn is based on a population of 47.5m adults in the UK (source:. **The research was commissioned by esure home insurance and carried out by ICM Research Limited on 8th-9th September 2004. The 2004 'white elephant list' is show below:. "This 'gadget mountain' of unused objects can't just be explained away by unwanted wedding and Christmas gifts. The average cost of each item was sourced from Argos, 2004. A stylish clock powered by water instead of batteries or via a mains supply.
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Brits fork out 1.7 billion
Other motivations include guaranteed good weather (33 per cent) and the desire to roll wedding and honeymoon into one (39 per cent). Brits fork out 1.7 billion More than a quarter (24 per cent) of British couples who married in last two years did so on foreign shores, forking out a total of £1.7billion* for the privilege, according to new research from Direct Line Home Insurance. More than 43,000 (2 per cent)** arrived back from their overseas second home building insurance wedding to discover that they had been burgled. “It’s great that couples are choosing to reward themselves in this way, but it’s also extremely important that they make sure that their home contents are fully covered before they jet off.
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 Garden equipment, second home building insurance toys and bikes left out overnight are easy targets for opportunistic thieves. So there are officially no white elephants in our backyards. But this investment second home building insurance needs protecting.
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Unapproved Building Work
 Partitions (fences, walls) 4 per cent. New research from DirectLineInsurance reveals that one in five (20 per cent) Brits don’t know that homeowners are responsible for gaining planning permission. Meanwhile, homebuyers are also counting the cost of unapproved building work with 3.5 million reporting that they moved into a new home only to discover unsound or unapproved work. Garage/car port 5 second home building insurance per cent. Unapproved Building Work BRITS WASTE 313MILLION ON UNAPPROVED BUILDING WORK. holiday home insurance france Read more... |
Property abroad doubles
 FranceSolutions+ Following the successful launch of FranceSolutions in July 2004, Barclays has introduced FranceSolutions+", a range of value-added services specifically designed at making everyday life easier for the estimated 500,000 Brits living in or owning property in France. With FranceSolutions+, available from only 50 per year, Brits can now benefit from just one point of contact, not just for all their banking needs, but also for a wide range of other services all available in English such as property insurance and valuations, enabling them to enjoy complete peace of mind throughout their time in France:. Read more... |
Women spend three years shopping
 holiday home insurance france 18 July 2005 The average British woman steps out in 31,680 worth of shoes in her lifetime and spends a total of three years on the hunt for the perfect must-have accessories to complement her outfits. Over a lifetime, the average British woman will shell out a total 15,840 on other accessories like handbags and jewellery. Martin Scott, Head of Churchill Home Insurance said:. "Shopping is the fun side of this. 80 per cent of women admit to having ten belts in their wardrobe. Read more... |
Electricals are costing less
Item Price in the 80's Price in the 90's Price today Fall in price over the last 20 years Basic upright vacuum £387 £232 £80 79% Basic washing machine £735 £619 £300 59% Basic plastic jug kettle £39 £29 £13 67% 28" regular TV £1,122 £870 £300 73% Film player Betamax VHS DVD £967 £406 £50 95% Games console Commodore 64 Super Nintendo XBox £445 £213 £100 78% ***Today’s prices as quoted by Empire Commercial UK But there are exceptions to the rule. Homeowners should regularly review the value of their contents to make sure they have adequate insurance cover.” Notes:. holiday home insurance france Read more... |
Home is where the happiness is.
 holiday home insurance france "Summer, definitely, closely followed by Christmas."Norwich Union is keen to find out who has 'Britain's Happiest Home' with the launch of an online competition. second home building insurance Home is where the happiness is. "Our 'Quote Me Happy' insurance campaign has really caught the public's imagination this year, so we thought we'd find out how happy people really felt about their home-life. 28 July 2005The second home building insurance 'Quote Me Happy' insurance people Norwich Union have come up with some amazing facts regarding the way we feel about happiness and home-life. Read more... |
Tie the knot with confidence.
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Dont be green
If you are outside cleaning the car, don't leave your keys in the ignition. Gardeners should also take care not to leave tools lying around outside the home, as these can be used to force entry into the house itself. Budget says the majority of garden theft is opportunistic and urges gardeners to take the same precautions with their garden possessions as they would with their indoor electrical and personal items. This makes them difficult to move. Read more...
Shop around for home insurance
However, nearly half of consumers still seem to be doing so. The survey estimated that people have $4.1 billion worth of expensive, uninsured gadgets in their homes, as most people don't upgrade their insurance when they acquire expensive items. "Changes to the law six years ago prevented lenders from forcing homeowners to buy their home insurance through them. A recent survey by esure.com found that Brits have increasingly valuable items in their homes as they indulge expensive gadgets. Read more...
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