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Limit the cost of home insurance

Home insurance premiums are on the rise. The cost of protecting your home is expected to rise by 36% over the next two years, according to accountancy firm EY, with an increase of 17% this year.

Insurance firms point out that the huge increase in premiums is due to supply-chain difficulties, which have “driven up construction costs for fire and flood-damaged homes”, says Martha Muir in the Financial Times. On top of

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