The firm has seen an increase in customer numbers and insurance policies

HomeServe, the responsive maintenance firm, expects to report a 14% increase in customer numbers and insurance policies. This boost will be reported when it releases its results for the full year to 31 March 2011.

An interim management statement, released to the stock exchange this week, said the firm, which sells insurance policies for household boilers and water pipes, “has continued to grow and develop its membership businesses, with good growth in customer and policy numbers”.

It continued: “We look forward to delivering another year of strong growth in line with market expectations.

“The business continues to be highly cash generative and we remain on track for another year of strong earnings growth”