Protecting Your Home
Below are our 14 articles in the protecting your home' category:

Proper locks are a vital step towards keeping burglars out of homes.
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Most household insurance policies require a 5 lever...

It does not matter how many home security systems are in place if a criminal or fraudster can get in just by ringing the doorbell.
Homeowners...

The hope is always that insurance will never be needed. However, if the worst comes to the worst, the insurance policy will cover the loss or damage...

Renting a room out to a lodger or sharing with a group of like-minded people can be a great way of affording a good place to live without breaking...

Householders must take care to prevent intruders getting into their gardens for two reasons:
Gardens, garages and sheds may contain a number of...

Insurance is a massive industry and many people feel that it is simply too complicated to get into the whys and wherefores of small print. It is...

Your home is the one place where you should feel safe. There will always be ways in which this safety can be exploited but take our short quiz to...

Many people walk home as a matter of course and do not really give much thought to how safe they are being. Take this short quiz to find out how safe...

Security cameras are a popular tool in the battle against crime. Businesses, government departments and local authorities have been using these...

Neighbourhood Watch is a nationwide crime prevention initiative run in conjunction with the police and the Home Office. The police believe that a...

In an increasingly frightening world home should be the one place where everyone feels safe. It should be a secure place where our family and...

There are a wide range of systems available to give extra security to a home. Whilst some of these systems can be expensive, they will give some...

Anti-vandal paint is also known as anti-climb, anti-intruder and anti-scale paint. As these names suggest it is intended to prevent intruders from...

It may seem that the best way to avoid being burgled is to make sure that burglars cannot get anywhere near the property - especially for people...
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