Archived Insurance News from August 2007
Published: 28/08/2007
Payment protection insurance (PPI) can play an important role in protecting consumers, a leading industry body has claimed.The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) recently gave "oral evi...
Read More: PPI 'important' for protecting consumers >Published: 24/08/2007
Carelessness will cost motorists much more than they think, Yeovil's local police force has warned.It says that a forgetting to take adequate care of belongings and neglecting to hide expensive kit in...
Read More: Carelessness 'will cost you', say police >Published: 24/08/2007
Camden Council has warned that vehicle thieves will have "nowhere to hide" over the coming two months, as it launches a joint operation with the police to catch car crime offenders.The counc...
Read More: Camden council launches vehicle thief crackdown >Published: 24/08/2007
Shrubs and trees, as well as paved patio areas, are Brit's favourite garden features, a new report reveals.A survey from Halifax Estate Agents shows that around two-thirds of people in the UK would be...
Read More: Shrubs and trees 'favourite garden areas' >Published: 23/08/2007
The perils of driving while uninsured have been highlighted by the plight of Welsh trainee bricklayer Adam North, who crashed his friend's car just two weeks after passing his test.Mr North was travel...
Read More: Uninsured bricklayer to get licence revoked >Published: 23/08/2007
A kitchen large enough to incorporate a large kitchen table is a key factor in influencing peoples' decisions on whether or not to buy a house, a new report states.A Legal & General study claims t...
Read More: UK homebuyers 'hanker after' kitchen tables >Published: 23/08/2007
The housing market experienced a slowdown in July, a new report claims.Figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) show that the recent rises in interest rates have meant that consum...
Read More: Housing market 'slows' >Published: 22/08/2007
The cost of buying a new car can increase by a quarter if you choose to take out the wrong type of finance, a new report claims.A study from comparison site Moneyfacts reveals that the difference in c...
Read More: Car loan choice 'critical' >Published: 22/08/2007
People buying the UK's top ten best-selling cars lose around £500 per month over the first year of ownership - as the value of their new set of wheel depreciates at break-neck speed, a new study ...
Read More: Car owners 'losing £500' every month >Published: 22/08/2007
Around ten per cent of UK motorists would pay someone to takeaway the points on their license, if it meant that they could avoid paying more for their car insurance, a new report claims.A similar prop...
Read More: Motorists would pay for points >