Following a slight dip in April, UK house prices showed modest growth in May. The average house price rose monthly by 0.4% to £264,249 in May, having fallen by 0.4% the previous month. Promisingly, annual growth was also at 1.3%, up from 0.6% in April. Expert opinion Robert Gardner, Chief Economist at Nationwide, commented, “The
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Recent research has found that 52% of UK working parents do not have a financial protection policy in place which would cover them if they had to take time off work to care for an unwell child1. Who is not insured? Interestingly, nearly two thirds (65%) of those without protection are in part-time work, while
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Many people in their 30s and 40s might be slipping through the net when it comes to protection, as research indicates that this age group are most likely to be insufficiently insured1. Do you need a higher level of cover? If you have children who are dependent on you and your financial stability, simply covering
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Do you have pets? If so, is your home sufficiently insured against potential damage? It’s not just pet insurance you need to think about, as a survey has highlighted a common misconception that destruction caused by pets will always be covered by home insurance1. In reality, it depends on the details of your specific policy
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Demand for smaller homes has increased, indicating that the high cost of borrowing has prompted many homeowners to readjust their expectations. Annual property price growth hit 1.9% in February1 – a significant improvement on -4.1% which was recorded last October. Smaller properties were a key driver of this uptick, with annual growth for flats and
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