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• Garages could be open invitation for crooks
  Using a poorly secured garage as storage space for excess household goods could prove to be a costly mistake say home insurance companies.
• Household fire risk rises, say government figures
  Numbers of reported house fires in England rose again over the course of 2005, government figures have revealed. Households in London and the west Midlands remain both most at risk of fire and have seen the greatest increases in risks.
• Bringing down the Joneses
  Moving home can be a fraught experience, but there could be good reasons to panic when the "for sale" sign goes up outside your neighbour's house.
• Homeowners warned on 30-day home insurance rule
  Home insurance companies are warning that up to 561,000 homes which owners have left believing to be fully covered may in fact be ineligible for their policies.
• Crooks targeting people not homes, say home insurance firms
  Home insurance companies are warning that the targets of petty theft are changing as thieves no longer have to nab a stereo or TV to make crime pay.
• Homeowners warned on home insurance content cover
  Homeowners have been warned to check their home insurance is enough to reflect the true value of their contents following Christmas.
• Women spend annual £305 on unloved clothes say home, insurance firms
  Each woman goes out and buys an average of £305 worth of clothes every year which she will never wear, claims a home insurance survey.
• Home insurance costs fall
  Home insurance costs have fallen over the last 12 months, new figures show.
• Women drivers pushed online, says survey
  Pushy, aggressive and patronising sales staff are driving women away from garages and onto the internet when they want to buy a car, claims new research.
• Home insurance firms warn that flood cover guarantee dependent on investment
  A year on from the Carlisle floods, the worst in the UK for over 100 years, home insurance companies are warning that the country is still vulnerable to rising waters.
• Bizarre insurance claims increasing
  A sharp increase in spurious or exaggerated public liability claims against local governments has led to increased costs for taxpayers and insurers.
• Price of partying
  Many people may think they are saving themselves a packet by opting to party at home over hitting the town, but home insurance firms have warned that it may not be as cheap as they think.
• Home insurance firms warn on uncovered iPods
  Most home insurance policies will not cover iPods and MP3 players, home insurance experts have warned.
• Three million risk houses without home insurance
  Three million low income households across the UK are risking their possessions and their financial well being by going without home insurance.
• Three generations under one roof
  While in some respects our houses are moving ever faster into the future with hi-tech fittings, in others we are returning to the Victorian era, says home insurance research.
• First time buyers face tough choices
  First time buyers have a greater range of mortgages than ever before to choose from, but many of these will come at a price.
• The cost of kids
  Disaster doesn't necessarily have to strike to make a home insurance cover claim necessary - you just have to have kids.
• Wine cellar value poured away with no home insurance
  Alongside a sudden love of gastronomy, many in the UK have developed an interest in fine wines in recent years – both as an occasional tipple and as part of an investment fund.
• Parts of the UK could become "uninsurable", warn home insurance
  Residents' groups and home insurance companies are warning the government that new homes could become uninsurable if plans go ahead to build on more flood plains.
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