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Advice for tenants: a quick guide to keeping your flat secure

November 22, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Crime rates have increased in the UK over the past few years. Crimes including personal thefts and burglaries are committed regularly, so if you own valuable personal belongings, you need to be proactive in keeping them safe. How bad is theft in the UK? Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there were 430,000 reported instances of domestic burglary from October 2021 through to June ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Home, Home maintenance, home security, Insurance, Renting, Security, Top Tips

Win Burg-Wächter shed security products worth £85

August 23, 2021 by Catherine 94 Comments

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Burg-Wächter Welcome to a fantastic giveaway, courtesy of the lovely team at Burg-Wächter. I've got a bundle of their shed security products worth £85 to give away - perfect for making your belongings more secure in your outdoor storage. Home security products from Burg-Wächter Burg-Wächter is internationally recognised as a leading provider of security products for the home.  From ...

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Improving our shed security with Burg-Wächter

August 2, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Burg-Wächter Do you have a shed in your garden?  If the answer to that question is yes, how confident are you about your shed security? With over 22,000 reported garden and shed burglaries in the UK every year, it’s definitely a good idea to make sure your shed and it’s contents are as secure as possible. We store all of our bikes in our shed, and unfortunately we’ve had to deal with ...

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Giveaway: outdoor security bundle from Very

October 28, 2016 by Catherine 116 Comments

Welcome to a new giveaway which is perfect for adding more security to your outdoor space. October is National Home Security Month, which focuses on raising awareness around the importance of home security.  To coincide with National Home Security Month, Very have given me a bundle of outdoor security products worth £49.98 to give away to one lucky winner. The first product in the prize bundle is a Master Lock Key Lock Box which retails at ...

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