Buy-to-Let Mortgage Market Experiences a Sharp Decline, Number of Homeowners Increase by 8% As at May 2018, it was observed that the number of people going for new buy-to-let mortgages reduced sharply and this decline was attributed to the recently introduced...
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Five (5) Common Boat Insurance Claims and How to Stay Safe
Five (5) Common Boat Insurance Claims and How to Stay Safe It’s almost that time of the year, activities are drifting from the land to the waterways and the thrills of the sea is all too alluring. More than anything, this is the time to pay close attention to ethics...
The VW Microbus. The Bulli. The Campervan. The Kombi
Sci-Fi is about to Become Reality with Volkswagen’s Legendary Campervan If you ask five people to define Volkswagen’s renowned campervan, The Bulli, The Campervan, The Kombi, The VW Microbus, and The Hippy Bus are possible sobriquets you might hear. For 70 years now,...
Best Tips on How to Get Cheaper Motor Insurance
Best Tips on How to Get Cheaper Motor Insurance Here’s something not many people know- seemingly unimportant details such as your job description, your marital status, and even where you park affects the amount you pay for motor insurance. Why is this? The answer is...
Alterations to the Private Hire Congestion Charge Exemption
Alterations to the Private Hire Congestion Charge Exemption is Expected to Result in Reduced Traffic and Better Air Quality On the 6th of July, a public consultation was initiated and the topic revolved around how traffic congestion can be reduced and how the quality...
Plan Insurance for Uber Drivers could be cancelled
What Happens to the Insurance for Uber Drivers - Can it Be Voided By Plan Insurance? Recently, Uber admitted that they have not been totally straightforward with the licensing requirements for about 6 years now. As a result of this development, there were several...
Council Splurges on 20 Charging Points
Council Splurges on 20 Charging Points for Electric Taxis Even Though Only 4 Taxis are Electric Normally, whenever the government institutes a capital project to build a new infrastructure or to renovate dilapidated structures, such an announcement is met with...
Electric cars: Next move for Tesla after another quarter of losses?
The last few years have seen a remarkable cornerstone for motoring, with electric cars moving from the science fiction to reality. It began with the introduction of the hybrid vehicle, alternating between electric and traditional fuel methods, and we have watched...
Remember ‘Beast from the East’?
Remember ‘Beast from the East’? It has costed some insurers more than £55m in insurance claims It can be difficult to cast minds back to such plummeting temperatures while the sun has been in the sky so much recently, but figures have recently been released as to what...
Plans for UK’s tallest wind-farm, the next step or a bad compromise?
Sometimes, even things that on the surface seem beneficial, can actually be more of a con than a pro. Residents of the Isle of Lewis believe that this is the case, as EDF are planning to build two ‘major’ wind-farms on the remote island. Although those doing the...
Can’t get a taxi? They’ve just lost their insurance!
You know it’s difficult enough as it is to get a cab. It’s unlikely that there is anybody who hasn’t felt the burning rage, trying to flag a taxi or Uber or private-hire at daft o’clock with no luck. Well, unfortunately, things have been a little more difficult...
Cheaper car insurance for the first time since 2014
As most are now aware, insurance payouts for motor accident claims are being clamped down somewhat. Gone are the days that whiplash can be claimed at any given minor collision, as this has been one of the major topics for reform. Some have argued against this, feeling...
Caravan owners denied insurance discounts for towing courses
Caravanning is still seen as an iconically British pastime. As with any hobby or interest, there are always those who push things to the extreme, focussing their entire life around said interest. But for the most part, the UK is full of optimistic domestic...
Uber’s Sale to Rival
Uber’s Sale to Rival Grab May Violate Competition Laws “Expansion is inevitable”, a phrase which Uber has demonstrated over and over has today, come to light. Uber’s Southeast Asian business was sold to Grab, a fierce long-time rival, and this deal attracted the...
Direct Line’s Report Shows You Why Your Insurance is Extremely High
It is expected that the Association of British Insurers will release one of their car insurance premium trackers soon and if everything goes as planned, the results will expose the rip-off customers are experiencing. Normally, what they do is to fake sympathy and...
Last month saw enough people “to fill Birmingham” change energy providers.
Were you one of them? With the fluctuation of cold weather seen over February and slightly into March this year, a large proportion of the country either switched, or considering switching, their energy provider. This comes hand in hand with the notion that the ‘big...
Cold weather tips for cars and bikes
If you’ve enjoyed the Russian temperature plummet over the past week or so, then please explain to the majority how this has been possible for you, in the sub-zero winter world the UK has endured recently. For the rest of you who have shivered and had mass...
Pound Investors Anxiously Anticipate Brexit Speech
Pound Sterling (GBP) Persistent concerns over the Brexit process and the rising strength of major peer currencies left the Pound tumbling on Thursday, as investors continued this week’s Sterling selloff. Markets are anxious ahead of Friday’s Brexit speech from UK...
Simple security tips as Cybercrime costs firms almost £3bn a year
3 ways to stop it being easy to steal your data Cyber-security, not so long ago it was totally sufficient to download the trial version of whichever anti-virus came top of the first Google search page. Nowadays we are literally in a world where people are stealing...
Tips to keep the costs of your vehicle and its insurance down in 2018
More quickly than ever before, cars are becoming much more of an accessible commodity to consumers. Things like finance options, trading in your old car, online markets and long-term renting has made things seem like it has never been cheaper or easier to have a car...
US employers take the lead covering pet insurance, should the UK follow?
For anybody who has a pet at home, it is a redundant statement to say that your furry friends are family. Sadly for all pet-owners, we don’t have a doggy NHS, and although PDSA will sometimes look after your pet in an emergency situation, pet insurance is a must for...
Home insurer focusing on prevention over avoidable payouts
Home insurer focusing on prevention over avoidable payouts You never want to think about it, but sometimes things out of your control can lead to a need to claim on your insurers. This is a worst case scenario for many, and often it is over an inability to change...
De-icing your windscreen could invalidate your car insurance
De-icing your windscreen could invalidate your car insurance and get you fined! For any driver, frozen windscreens in the winter months can be a massive inconvenience. From having to stand in freezing temperatures to being late for work through having to clear your...
Why do you need Indemnity Insurance?
Also known as ‘professional liability insurance’, indemnity insurance protects business from claims made by clients, not against physical damage or bodily harm, but as negligence or failure to act by a business resulting in financial cost or legal concerns for the...
Goodbye to Car showrooms?
Goodbye to car showrooms? Customers can now buy cars online In line with most other aspects of market and business, customers in the UK are now able to view, modify spec, choose colour, and even have a delivery service for their new vehicle. Meaning, purchasing a car...
Think you’ve heard everything? What about a motorbike powering a plane?
Think you’ve heard everything? What about a motorbike powering a plane? In a world where information is instantaneous, it’s rare that something comes along and surprises you. For all the fake news, memes, fashion trends, it’s always interesting to read about...
Holiday arrangements are still up in the air from the grounding of Monarch
Holiday arrangements are still up in the air from the grounding of Monarch The dust is beginning to settle around the news of Monarch Airlines going into administration, and it’s now getting to the time that customers have been querying their rights to travel...
Flying Taxis 5 years away from Reality!
If you think back to MyMoneyComparison’s post on the Airbus flying cars concept, then you will already know that this idea is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Drone technology has been a huge leap forward in the transportation of goods and for...
Seen those ’67 reg-plates yet?
Seen those ’67 reg-plates yet? Probably, demand is ‘historically’ high! The world is getting smaller. Consumer items once reserved for the more affluent areas of society are now more widely accessible than ever before, and a significant part of this are higher...
Had your car insurance claim rejected when you weren’t to fault?
Had your car insurance claim rejected when you weren’t to fault? You’re not the only one, and these are the reasons why… You pay your car insurance premiums firstly because it is the law to do so, but secondly so that if the worst happens and your vehicle requires...