Archive for 2010/10


Credit markets: Paper weight - Financial Times


Financial Times

Credit markets: Paper weight
Financial Times
After years of home price falls, the loan on his Long Island property is too large relative to the house's value. “It is driving me completely crazy that I

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Don’t get caught by hidden financial nasties - Telegraph.co.uk


Don't get caught by hidden financial nasties
Telegraph.co.uk
Typical benefits include accidental death cover, which no one in their right mind would buy when comprehensive life insurance is so cheap; discounts off

All tricks and no treats during ‘mischief week’ - EveryInvestor


All tricks and no treats during 'mischief week'
EveryInvestor
Almost a quarter of all Britons (23 per cent) have fallen victim to 'mischief week' according to new research from Santander General Insurance.

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Five Questions About: Building and contents insurance - Independent


Five Questions About: Building and contents insurance
Independent
Homeowners (including landlords) need buildings insurance to protect their property from accidental damage such as fire and flood, and also to cover the

Landlord insurance: 61000 new tenants enter the market - Stride


Landlord insurance: 61000 new tenants enter the market
Stride
The demand for rental property has continued to increase, with over 61000 new tenants registering for new accommodation in quarter three of 2010.
'Thousands of tenants' enter the marketSimple Landlords Insurance

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Buy to let insurance: Burnely landlord fined £2000 - Stride


Buy to let insurance: Burnely landlord fined £2000
Stride
Landlords that own more than one property in the Trinity ward of the city have been compelled to purchase registrations from the council, under a selective

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Buy to let buildings insurance: Landlord to sue council - Stride


Buy to let buildings insurance: Landlord to sue council
Stride
The Hampshire Chronicle reported that Michael Druitt, 49, was being prosecuted by the council over allegations regarding a licence at a property in Winnall

Property market outlook remains positive, buy to let insurance users told - Stride


The Guardian

Property market outlook remains positive, buy to let insurance users told
Stride
advice buy to let insurance policyholders that although recent lending data shows subdued market activity, property sale expectations remain positive.
Landlord property insurance: Know what you are buyingStride

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Victims of burglary may be relieved to hear perpetrator is sentenced - UIA Insurance (press release)


Victims of burglary may be relieved to hear perpetrator is sentenced
UIA Insurance (press release)
of valuables from a property in Stokesley has been sentenced to jail, in news that may leave his victims and home insurance policyholders relieved.

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Expat Health Insurance News: Challenges ahead for expats, but no regrets - Expatriate Healthcare


Expat Health Insurance News: Challenges ahead for expats, but no regrets
Expatriate Healthcare
local property law, finding good schools for their children, or arranging appropriate expat health insurance cover where free care is unavailable.

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