Tag: Home Insurance

Home Buying: The £6,500 Gap

The average first-time buyer under-budgets by £6,481 when buying a first house, according to new research from home insurer, Aviva. Almost three quarters of the 2,000 home-owners surveyed under-estimated the costs needed to buy a first home, with most of those saying they had only planned for the deposit. First-time buyers typically take nearly four… Read more »

Secret Spending: The Insurance Cost

Millions of us are spending money on purchases that are kept secret from loved ones. New research from LV= home insurance reveals that more than 9.5 million buyers in the UK alone spent money in secret last year, or hid the true cost of an item – with the average person spending around £1,600 in… Read more »