Home insurance customers fear winter burglary

Wed, 24 Oct 2007

A number of home insurance customers in the UK fear to leave the house over the bleak British winter months for fear of burglary, it has been claimed.

Figures from home insurance provider and high street bank Abbey showed that many homeowners are afraid that the darker days and nights will provide the perfect cover for opportunistic crooks to make off with their belongings.

Some 47 per cent of respondents to a study from the home insurance provider said they prefer not to leave home during the season's evenings, while a similar proportion are in favour of scrapping the system of clocks going back and forward.

Burglary is something that can be emotionally distressing, but also financially so, with the prospect of replacing lost goods if they do not have adequate home insurance cover in place.

Prasad Shastri, Head of Insurance Marketing at Abbey, commented: "You should check to make sure that you are covered on your home insurance and that your policy covers you for all your possessions in the event you get burgled."

Confused.com recently warned home insurance customers to be vigilant on bonfire night .
add to favouritesnewsletterlink to this pagesend to friendpost comments

Link to this page

Copy and Paste the following HTML into your page.

 

 

Health cover, life insurance and PMIProtect Your Health

Find Critical illness, Life and Private Medical Insurance PMI policies.

UK Home Insurance QuotesHome Insurance

Get the best home insurance deal and learn how to minimise the risk of household burglary.

Car Insurance - Compare Quotes from top UK CompaniesCar Insurances

Find the cheapest Car Insurance quote in the UK and get tips to help reduce your premiums.