At Home with Sarah Beeny 2013 - (Page 64)
Safe
as
houses
THE MULTITUDE OF SECURITY OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO
HOMEOWNERS CAN PROVE OVERWHELMING – FOLLOW
THESE FIVE STEPS TO TURN YOUR HOUSE INTO A
SECURE SANCTUARY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
1
THINK INSIDE
THE BOX
So often, potential burglars
who will target a house at random
are viewed simply as strangers…
people you don’t know. So it pays
to be careful whom you hand your
house keys to. After all, once
someone has a copy of your keys
DID
– whether it be your cleaner or a
YOU KNOW?
friendly workman – they can get
AROUND 20% OF
a duplicate made. To prevent
HOUSES ARE BROKEN
this type of key conundrum,
INTO IN BROAD
DAYLIGHT. PEAK TIMES
Mul-T-Lock (www.mul-t-lock.
ARE BETWEEN 1pm AND
co.uk) provides customers
4pm, ACCORDING TO
with an individually coded
WEST MERCIA
authorisation card when they buy
POLICE
one of its security solutions; this
means that when keys are brought
to a registered Mul-T-Lock dealer
to be copied, the individual must
present the card. A novel way to
keep track of your keys!
It goes without saying that you
shouldn’t leave a copy of your keys
anywhere outside your house
– whether that be under a mat or
a plant pot – as it can be easily
found and used. Someone may
even have been watching you while
you ‘hid’ it. Luckily, this tradition of
leaving a key outside seems to be
dying out: in a 2011 study, 90% of
people said they now refuse to do that.
2
KEEP IT
LOCKED
Keeping windows and doors
closed and locked at night is an
obvious security measure and yet
it’s one that many homeowners fail
to adhere to. As RHG Insurance
Brokers comments: ‘More than 60%
of burglaries happen because people
don’t use the security protection
they already have in place. In one
third of all house burglaries, thieves
manage to get through an open door
or window without forcing an entry.
‘One of the first things we advise
customers to do is to make sure their
home has basic security features,
such as good window and door
locks. These not only help reduce
the risk of being targeted, but they
can also lower insurance premiums.’
Quality door locks are essential, but
WORDS: Jessie Bland | ILLUSTRATION: iStockphoto | PHOTOGRAPH: iStockphoto
T
he UK’s burglary
hotspots have been
revealed: with people
living in the LS13
area of Leeds the
most likely to file
insurance claims in a two-year
period. The Leeds postcode is
closely followed by BD12 in
Bradford, North Finchley (N12) in
London and Eccles in Manchester
(M30). Home security is clearly
pivotal if you live in one of these
locations – and if you don’t, it’s even
more critical to take action to ensure
your postcode doesn’t become a
thief’s paradise anytime soon...
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of At Home with Sarah Beeny 2013
Editor's letter
Sarah's Welcome
Notebook
It's a date
Mellow yellow
Blooming wonderful
Proper copper
Rent revolution
Home upgrade
Leading locations
Property virgins
Safe as houses
On the move
Good on paper
A distressed look
Turn up the heat
Fire it up
Trendsetter
Another 48 hours
Something old, something new
Suite dreams
Inside the box
Bathtime
On stylish ground
On the rise
DIY for girls
The blueprint
A glass act
Final draught
Heat beneath your feet
Silent enemies
Real-life renovation
Eco exclusive
Hot stuff
How very cultivated
Turn over a new leaf
Lofty deals
Keep your antenna up
What Sarah says
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