09 Dec 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
The AA is warning Irish home owners to be more imaginative when it comes to hiding Christmas presents in order to reduce their risk of losing everything in the event of a burglary. A recent AA Home Insurance study found that over a quarter (26.6%) of Irish people hide Christmas presents in a wardrobe,...
Read more → 27 Nov 2018
Posted by Esther O'Moore Donohoe 
Christmas is a time to spend with family and friends and of course, reflect on home security. Truly, there is nothing more festive than thinking about home alarms! Seriously though, we’ve put together some home safety tips for the festive season which have been vetted by Santa himself. Tell your friends,...
Read more → 15 Nov 2018
Posted by Esther O'Moore Donohoe 
With the temperature dropping and nights getting longer, we’ve come up with some suggestions as to how you can make your home snug and energy efficient this winter - and all year round. UnBER-able Let’s start with the BER-sics. BER stands for Building Energy Rating and calculates a building’s...
Read more → 05 Nov 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
The cost of owning and maintaining a home in Ireland has risen to €16,374.45 per annum, an increase of over €350 compared to 2017. Average property asking price rises by almost €20k from €224,500 in 2017 to €243,000 this year. Increase in mortgage repayments and energy costs key drivers...
Read more → 30 Oct 2018
Posted by Esther O'Moore Donohoe 
You don’t need a master’s degree from Home Buying University to know that buying a house is expensive. Quite apart from mortgage repayments, before you’ve even stepped foot over your new threshold you have to pay out for stamp duty, solicitor's fees, survey fees and seemingly arbitrary ‘administration...
Read more → 21 Oct 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
A recent survey undertaken by AA Home Insurance has found that almost 70% of Irish people are seriously concerned that home ownership is less attainable nowadays than it had been in previous generations. In response to an AA Home Insurance of over 5,000 people, 68.35% of respondents stated that they...
Read more → 17 Oct 2018
Posted by Esther O'Moore Donohoe
Investing in your home security by fitting a house alarm will help secure your home and offer you peace of mind. It may also help reduce the cost of your home insurance - making it a steal! (See what we did there?) With AA Home Insurance, a discount of up to 12.5% is available where an NSAI-approved...
Read more → 14 Oct 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Almost a quarter of homeowners have experienced some form of damage to their property as a result of weather conditions in the past 24 months, according to recent findings from AA Home Insurance. In response to a survey of over 4,000 AA Home Insurance customers, 23.02% indicated that their property...
Read more → 10 Oct 2018
Posted by Esther O'Moore Donohoe 
Follow our Halloween safety tips BOO-low and it will be all fright on the night. Mwah-ha-ha! COSTUMES CATCHING FIRE - Make sure your costume (whether adult or child) is made of flame-resistant material. You should also try to wear a layer of clothes under your costume so that there is a barrier between...
Read more → 07 Oct 2018
Posted by Barry Aldworth 
Over 54% of Irish people are fearful that not enough is being done by government to encourage the development of new housing across Ireland according to a recent survey. In response to an AA Home Insurance survey of over 5,000 people, 54.03% of respondents stated that they were ‘very concerned’...
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