Nottingham Letting Agent Property Blog

There's little doubt that winter is now well on its way, and if the previous few years have been anything to go by then we'll all be due for at least a few wintry showers. The onset of colder weather has prompted insurance companies to advise property owners to take a look at their home to check he can't withstand any freezing temperatures. Lloyds TSB Home Insurance handled 26,500 claims last year for damage caused by a burst pipes. These claims cost an average of £1,479. They also handled another 14,000 claims for damaged caused during windy weather, with each claim...

The Association of British Insurers have pointed out that as many as 200,000 homes may be unable to get insurance against flooding once current agreements between home insurance companies and the government come to an end on July 1 2013. At the moment an agreement called the Statement of Principles is in place which guarantees that homes at risk of flooding will be able to continue with their insurance while the government improves flood defences. As yet there is no firm commitment that the protection will be extended, and the ABI is keen to see the government take on at least...

The obvious answer is number 13, but apparently that's not true, as research from AXA Home Insurance suggests that number 88 is the one to be avoided. Other dodgy numbers include 68, 80, 91 and 96. Number 13 rates number six on this list, and is supposedly only half as likely as number 88 to be targeted by burglars. Poor old number 88 has been the unluckiest number two years in a row, and has the dubious distinction of being the only number in the top 10 to take first place for two consecutive years.Apparently higher numbers are likely to be...