A Midlands based insurance firm is warning homeowners in Nottinghamshire to be extra vigilant after a brand new report placed Bestwood Village, Bulwell and Old Basford in the list of top home insurance theft postcodes.

 The brand new figures placed the three Nottinghamshire postcodes in the list of those most likely to make a theft related claim, with Manchester taking the top spot.

 Tim Help, from Claim Care Central, the claim management specialists, said, “The new report will be shocking reading for the general public, but here at Claim Care Central we have dealt with many claims filed in these areas.  Unfortunately, if you live in an area classified as ‘high risk’, this could affect the price of your insurance premium.  For those living in these areas, there really is no escaping this and most insurers will adopt a blanket approach when assessing the area in which you live.

 “These figures paint a very disturbing picture of the state of crime across Nottinghamshire, especially when teamed with latest figures from the HMIC, which demonstrate that ‘Nottinghamshire’s level of house burglary, car crime and robbery is one of the highest in England and Wales’.”

 The top theft postcodes from the report were found to be as follows, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21; Blackheath, London SE3; Hammersmith, London W6; Finsbury Park, London N4; Rounday, Leeds LS8; Bestwood Village, Bulwell, Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, NG6; Wythenshawe, Northenden Manchester M22; Chiswick, Gunnersbury, Turnham Green, London W4; Austhorpe, Leeds LS15; Battersea, London SW11. 

Summer insurers handled almost 80,000 domestic burglary claims paying out £84 million, highlighting the need for homeowners to be extra vigilant when it comes to security. 

Mr Help from Claim Care Central who manage building insurance claims and subsequent repair works added, “You never know when an opportunistic thief may strike, so it is essential that you purchase adequate up to date home contents insurance, and that it is at a high enough level to cover all of your belongings.”

 Tina Clough at Poppy-PR said, “Claim Care Central provide a one stop shop for stressed and emotional policy holders who have experienced property related damage.  Able to project manage building insurance claims and the subsequent repair works for all kinds of damage to residential and commercial property in and around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Claim Care Central pride themselves on high levels of customer service and satisfaction.  I have worked with the firm for some time now and the Claim Care Central service offers Policy Holders, Insurance Brokers, and Letting Agents with a service which not provides added value, but takes the hassle out of the whole claim and repair process. “

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Rupert Steiner, Daily Mail
28 April 2009, 7:59am

Legal & General has held talks with the Government about investing in the residential housing sector.

Buy-to-let: Legal & General may invest in residential housing

Pension funds are entering the buy-to-let market to take advantage of comparatively high rental incomes following a spike in demand for accommodation.

The insurance giant held discussions with the Government-backed Homes and Communities Agency within the last month about so called ‘build-to-let’ opportunities and partnerships to develop homes from scratch.

Buy-to-let has previously been the preserve of small time entrepreneurs, but institutions are now seeking to muscle in.

Pension funds in the past have invested to take advantage of rocketing house price values, rather than relatively modest returns from rentals.

But property values have plunged and rental demand has soared along with rental returns, known as yields.

‘It is clear pension funds and other institutions are looking at purchasing residential portfolios,’ says Jon Neale, head of development research at Knight Frank.

‘There is a bigger market for rental housing than in the past.’

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