Insurance an increasing concern for mortgage advisers

Squirrel Mortgages chief executive David Cunningham says mortgage holders need insurance to get a property, premiums are increasing dramatically in some places and in a minority of cases insurers won’t give coverage on properties at all.
February 28, 2024

Squirrel Mortgages chief executive David Cunningham says mortgage holders need insurance to get a property, premiums are increasing dramatically in some places and in a minority of cases insurers won’t give coverage on properties at all.

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