FCA proposes ban on selling of “opt-out” insurance add-ons
The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed plans to ban "opt-out" selling where customers are automatically sold an insurance product that they have to opt out of at a later date. [...]
Motorists paying ‘£93 extra’ for car insurance due to whiplash claims
Drivers are paying around £93 extra for the average motor insurance premium due to an increase in whiplash claims, a new report has revealed. Insurer Aviva says the spike in [...]
UK landlords ordered to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms must be installed in rental properties from October 2015, landlords have been warned. The Government says the move will help prevent up to 36 deaths and [...]
Landlords cash in from rising house prices
Buy-to-let landlords are now making mortgage applications with £99,914 of equity behind them, a new report has revealed. The amount they are putting down as deposits has jumped by 15 [...]