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The end of the snowbird as more retirees ditch their second home
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (862+ words) By JENSEN BIRD 14:20 08 Mar 2026, updated 14:34 08 Mar 2026 The days of the traditional Florida snowbird may soon be a thing of the past as retirees are ending their yearly migration in favor of setting up permanent homes in the sun. Traditionally, snowbirds…...
100 San Diego condo owners have had their home insurance CANCELED
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1032+ words) By KELLY GARINO, US REPORTER More than 100 homeowners in a California'condo complex have lost their insurance after an overgrown creek bed was flagged as a wildfire risk.' Earlier this month, 115 residents of San Vicente Country Villas II in San Diego…...
A new menace is blowing up home insurance costs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1182+ words) By MARIANNE GARVEY, US REAL ESTATE REPORTER A tiny Nebraska'town with less than 4,000 residents was left in ruins after softball-sized hail storm battered homes, shattered windows, and caused $100million' damage" an almost unthinkable loss for a community that small. The disaster…...
Buying a house? Gazumping insurance could save you thousands
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (905+ words) By LUCY EVANS, MONEY REPORTER Finding a home that ticks all of your boxes is a rare phenomenon, especially in today's stagnant market. But if your move becomes one of the 530,000 housing transactions which fall through every year, it won't…...
Home insurance premiums are falling: What to do if yours is expensive
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1077+ words) By JANE DENTON, MONEY REPORTER Average home insurance premiums fell by 13 per cent year-on-year in September, data seen by the Daily Mail shows." The average annual cost of buildings and contents insurance was "197 in September 2025, down "29 from "226 in September 2024." The…...
The self-storage insurance pitfall that can cost you £2,000 a year
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (835+ words) By TOBY WALNE, CHIEF MONEY REPORTER Self-storage users are paying as much as nine times more for their insurance than they need to " as experts warn that customers are getting ripped off by hundreds of pounds a year in excessively…...
Homes evacuated and major incident declared as wildfire spreads
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (535+ words) A major incident has been declared as about 100 firefighters are tackling a fire ripping through Holt Heath in Bournemouth. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue are fighting to control the blaze which broke out near Wimbourne just after 11am this morning. Locals…...
State Farm sparks backlash in blue state with record rate jump
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) By TILLY ARMSTRONG, US DEPUTY CONSUMER EDITOR State Farm has sparked fierce backlash by hiking home insurance rates in Illinois by 27.2 percent, adding $746 to the average bill." The insurer insists the hike is unavoidable, claiming it is paying out far…...
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Shameless insurance hikes make me steaming mad!
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1028+ words) updated 16:51 EDT 12 Jul 2025 By JEFF PRESTRIDGE FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY According to those who monitor buildings and contents insurance premiums for a living, the days of double-digit price hikes are over. Hallelujah,I hear you say. Data analysts at…...
Couple in £1million legal battle as insurer didn't pay over house fire
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (881+ words) 06:49 EDT 01 Jul 2025, updated 07:16 EDT 01 Jul 2025 By SHANNON MCGUIGAN A multimillionaire couple are embroiled in a "1million legal battle with an insurance firm which refused to pay out for rebuilding costs and designer watches following a house fire. The "2million home of wedding…...