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Our Knowledge Base is full of helpful blog articles, guides and checklists to help you through your property insurance journey. There are also in-depth guides to key categories, including unoccupied house insurance.

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Private Rental Sector: Critical Supply and Demand

By UKinsuranceNET in News

The shortage of private rental accommodation has reached crisis proportions, warns the Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA). The report cites the findings of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market…

27 December 2019
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A surge in the purchase of £1million+ homes

By UKinsuranceNET in News

The first half of 2019 saw a surge in the number of homes bought for £1million or more, according to a story published by the Consumer Association’s Which? magazine recently….

19 December 2019
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Amended tenancy information in Wales

By UKinsuranceNET in News

A major amendment has been made to the regulations requiring landlords in Wales to provide prospective tenants with written details about their proposed rental “contract” or tenancy agreement. Pressure for…

17 December 2019
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House prices: the North-South divide

By UKinsuranceNET in News

In the course of the next five years, house prices in the northwest of England are likely to outstrip increases in London, according to a report in Property Industry Eye…

13 December 2019
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Fall in housing availability

By UKinsuranceNET in News

The availability of housing fell in October to reach its lowest level since June, according to a posting by Property Reporter. Continued uncertainty about Brexit, an imminent general election, and…

02 December 2019
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First-time buyers in the dark

By UKinsuranceNET in News

Recent research cited by Property Reporter recently suggests that around a half of all first-time buyers are either confused or completely ignorant about the various schemes that are available to…

29 November 2019
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Top tips for landlords this winter

By UKinsuranceNET in Landlord Advice

Winter is just around the corner and, if you are a landlord, it is probably the one season of the year you particularly dread. If the roof on your let…

28 November 2019
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House prices: a modest rise

By UKinsuranceNET in News

The past 12 months have seen only a modest rise in average house prices across the country – but at least it has been an increase and not the backward…

22 November 2019
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Supply Down, Rents Up

By UKinsuranceNET in News

It’s the basic law of supply and demand – when supply goes down, prices go up. That is exactly what is happening in the private rental market at the moment,…

12 November 2019
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Landlords: The importance of trace and access cover

By UKinsuranceNET in Landlord Advice

It is a common enough nightmare for any landlord. Your tenant calls in the dead of night – or some equally inconvenient hour – to complain that water is flooding…

05 November 2019
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Working From Home And Why Insurance Matters

By UKinsuranceNET in Insurance Advice

Working from home is increasingly popular in the UK – there is even a National Work from Home Day in May of each year. According to a story in the Independent newspaper in…

05 November 2019
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What Are Your Tenants up To?

By UKinsuranceNET in News

Like many a landlord, you might often worry about quite what your tenants might be up to. You cannot keep a close check on them all of the time, of…

04 November 2019
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