A fifth of people withhold information on home insurance applications

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Worrying number of people see no harm in lying to brokers and insurers when purchasing home insurance cover.

New research has found that almost one in five (18%) UK householders has lied or withheld information when applying for home insurance.

The research conducted by Gocompare.com home insurance also found that over half (52%) of respondents said that they believe that insurers charge too much for insurance which leads them to avoid the truth.

Of the 2,000 people surveyed, over one in ten admitted they lied about the types of locks on their doors and windows, and a similar figure pretended to live

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