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Household safes: a Confused.com guide

With mistrust of banks becoming increasingly widespread, more and more people may be looking to stash their cash in their property. For obvious reasons, doing this isn’t without risks.

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Do I need home insurance? Tips for non-homeowners

Living under someone else’s roof? It’s still well worth looking into home insurance. Here are some of the more frequently asked questions posed by non-homeowners.

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A Confused.com Guide to Pet Insurance

For many people, pets are part of the family. The sheer joy they bring to a home, plus the faithful companionship they offer, means that these furry friends soon become much loved by their keepers. That’s why, when a pet gets ill or injured, no time is wasted in getting to a vet.

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It’s Cold Outside, So Make Sure Your Home Is Warm

It’s a bit chilly out. And although pelting snowballs at one another is a whole heap of fun for kids who are home from school, the cold isn’t welcomed by all. Groups such as pensioners are particularly vulnerable to cold weather, especially in light of escalating energy costs.

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Get peace of mind with Home Emergency Cover

While your home insurance will pick up the bill for fire, flood or theft, it may not get your heating back on again - so where can you turn to get real peace of mind this winter? Home Emergency Cover to the rescue!

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Landlord and Tenant Responsibilities in Rental Properties

If you’re renting a property, or renting one out, do you know your rights and responsibilities? Well, we’ve got a few tips and pointers for knowing where you stand.

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Home Insurance Jargon Buster

If home insurance terminology is all Greek to you, then check out our glossary of terms - it translates all that tricky jargon into plain English.

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Gas and Electricity: Your Energy Usage Group

Customers tend to be grouped by the energy industry into low, medium and high users. Different tariffs will be aimed at different level users accordingly. But which are you?

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Top Tips For Protecting Your Valuables

Most of us receive gifts from time to time, whether for a birthday, Christmas or for no particular reason at all. But with a monetary and often a sentimental value attached to your valuables, we’ve put together some top tips to ensure your belongings stay right where they are meant to be, with you.

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How to Complain to your Energy Supplier

Got a grievance with your energy supplier? Don’t go in with guns blazing – read our guide to how to conduct a complaint first!

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Where Your Energy Spend Goes

Have you ever wondered how suppliers decide what price to charge for the gas and electricity you use? Well wonder no more!

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Understanding Your Energy Bill

In order to help you to understand your bill, we’ve compiled this guide in which we will address each part of the bill and explain in simple terms what each section means.

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Energy Jargon Buster

Do you find that the world of energy is awash with impenetrable jargon? If so, you’re not the only one. This is why we’ve put together a glossary of terms commonly used in association with your domestic electricity and gas supply.

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Step-by-Step Guide to the Energy Switching Process

For those who aren’t serial energy switchers, the process of changing who supplies you with your gas and electricity can seem daunting. However, we want to reassure you that your switch should go smoothly, so we’ve detailed exactly what you should expect to happen after you’ve committed to a new supplier on our site.

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A Confused.com Guide to Fuel Poverty

Fuel poverty affected over five million UK households in 2008 – but how many of us know exactly what it is?

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Confused.com’s Guide to Holiday Home Insurance

If you’re lucky enough to own a holiday home in the UK, one downside is that you now have two properties to worry about. One way to lessen the stress is with home insurance.

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Protect Your Home This Summer: Combine Home Insurance with Common Sense Anti-Burglary Tips

There’s nothing like waking up on a summer’s morning and opening the windows for a spot of fresh air. But did you know, if a burglar slips in through that open window, you may not be covered by home insurance?

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Confused.com’s Guide to Home Insurance for Home-Based Workers

If you’re one of the growing number of people who now work from home, you’re responsible for making sure any home office equipment is safe and secure.

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50 plus? Confused.com’s Guide to Home Insurance for the Over-50s

Many insurance companies recognise that people over 50 make fewer and smaller claims. What’s more, if they do make a claim, they tend to be more honest about the true amount lost.

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Confused.com’s Guide To Burglar Alarms

Going on holiday? As you pack your bags for some much needed rest and relaxation, burglars could well be eyeing up your home as their next target.

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