Environment
Online tools and apps for sussing out your new neighbourhood
Before moving, most people sensibly check out a potential new neighbourhood to see if it’s somewhere they think they’ll be happy living.
Subsidence: what every home owner needs to know
Do you ever get that sinking feeling that at any moment something is about to go terribly wrong? Well that rumbling in the pit of your stomach may have less to with the stress of a new promotion and more to do with the sickly state of your house’s foundation.
Are home gadgets ruining your carbon footprint?
There isn’t a homeowner in the country who hasn’t decked out their pad in the latest appliances in an effort to ‘keep up with the Joneses’.
How to check for the likelihood of flooding in your home
Tewkesbury, Windsor, Bocastle, Richmond, Cockermouth – the list of places prone to flooding in the UK is long and, with the impact of climate change, ever growing. For both financial and safety reasons, if you own a home or are thinking of buying one, it’s vital to know the likelihood of it flooding.
Why insurers care about climate change
It’s not difficult to understand why insurance companies are concerned about climate change. Their model is based on risk assessment, risk mitigation and capital accumulation. Climate change poses a very real risk to insurance companies. Uncertain and unsettled weather patterns and natural disasters can equal large-scale chaos, loss of life and widespread damage to land [...]
When tree can be a crowd: Insurers working with the environment
This week in a suburb in North London, residents protested at Barnet town hall against three ancient oak trees being culled. The roots of these trees have been accused of disturbing the foundations of a house and raising insurance premiums for the property developer that owns the building. Hampstead Garden Suburb was an architectural project [...]
How to harness solar energy from your roof
Not so long ago, I wrote an article about how to make money from solar panels, which outlined the benefits of ‘feed-in tariffs’ and how you could make some extra cash out of solar energy (as well as helping the environment). As a follow up, today we have a guest post from the theecoexperts.co.uk who [...]
The ultimate guide to Christmas tree alternatives
Bored of the familiar old bottle green tree shedding needles in the corner year after year? Worried about the environmental impact of chopping down a fir for the festive season? Here are 19 alternatives to the traditional Christmas tree. 1. The fake tree: These days fake trees can be as realistic or outrageous as you [...]
Could you survive the wilderness?
It may seem dull to some, but here at Policy Expert – we’re all about insurance. It’s our mission to demystify the world of insurance and hopefully give you useful tips and advice on finding the right cover. It might not be the most exciting dinner party topic, but it can help you prepare yourself [...]
How to make money from solar panels
How do you fancy making some extra cash as well as helping the environment? Well, now you can do both by harnessing the power of solar energy in your home. As of April 1st this year, ‘feed-in-tariffs’ became available in Great Britain. Under the scheme, the large energy companies have agreed to give regular payments [...]
