When you've got a spare five minutes I dare you to take a look at your insurer's home security requirements to see if your home's security arrangements match up. In my experience many will not and you could be running the risk of not being covered. Find out what happened to Dell and me during…

Research tells us that burglar alarms reduce your chances of being burgled as long as the alarm boxes are visible to the thief. This does not mean that you can ignore the physical security of your home or the other commonsense things, which together add up to a secure home.Burglar Alarm…

If you're planning to be away on holiday over Xmas or shortly afterwards now is the time to make those security improvements to protect your home while you're away. You must make your home look occupied while you're away and do all the other things listed in ourHoliday Security Checklist–…

If you’re closing your business premises up for a few days over Xmas there are several things you should be thinking about today. Temporarily unoccupied buildings can sometimes experience problems that might include crime so here’s a short guide to help you at this time of…

Every minute one dwelling in England and Wales suffers a break-in. As all burglary requires opportunity we can all do something about it and quite often the actions required are free. Bear in mind too that many of us will have brand new and often expensive presents around the tree at Xmas. Don't…

Unfortunately, lots of people keep on making mistakes that create the conditions necessary for unnecessary crimes to take place! Most of the time you'll get away with it, but then one day you won't and then you'll have to call the police. I've listed the most common ‘mistakes'…