You don’t have to buy home insurance from your mortgage provider

A survey has shown how one homeowner could be paying €202 more a year than their neighbour for the same cover

As Ulster Bank and KBC prepare to exit the mortgage market, homeowners are being urged to shop around for home insurance.

Online insurance brokers insuremyhouse.ie has carried out a home insurance cost comparison exercise, in which it looked at the price KBC and Ulster Bank charge in comparison with what’s available in the market.