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\nWhen an elderly woman found her building insurance premiums too steep to pay, Halifax simply reopened her former mortgage accountHow much should the buildings insurance be on a \u00a3250,000 terrace house in Redcar, north-east England? It probably wouldn\u2019t be difficult to find quotes for less than \u00a3200. Yet what the son of the elderly woman living alone in the house found after going through her papers following her death in 2010 brings shame on one of our biggest financial institutions, Halifax.Mrs Laurie (I\u2019ve changed her name) had always been good with managing her money. She dutifully paid the home insurance premium demanded by Halifax every year, even though it kept going up. But when it hit \u00a3450 she could no longer afford to pay it. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…How Halifax penalises its insurance customers for their loyalty<\/a><\/p>\n