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Installing a home security system is or door sensors.
becoming increasingly popular and easy Three quarters of British homeowners
for most do it yourselfers while saving either do not have an alarm system, or do
money. Some home security companies not bother to turn it on, with six people
require a three year contract trapping in ten forgetting to ask tradesmen for
home owners in. proper identification, Privilege Home
More than half of Britons (58 per cent) Insurance reveals.
give away spare keys to their home, More basic errors are less widespread but
typically to friends and family, worryingly more than one person in three
according to a survey by NOP for insurer is not changing their locks after losing
NIG. their keys, 27 per cent are leaving a
But four per cent of movers do not bother spare key outside their house and around
to reclaim their spare keys when they one homeowner in five does not lock doors
move house. and windows when they leave the home, a
In properties that are rented out, or report for the insurer adds.
have been rented out at some point the And these lapses in security can prove
problem is worse. costly at any time.
Seven per cent of tenants do not return Churchill Home Insurance today shows that
their spare keys when moving out, burglars are most likely to strike on
increasing the possibility that a Wednesday, costing up to £127 million a
stranger has access to your house. week.
NIG director Adrian Harris said: "This is "Our findings show that burglars will
really quite a worrying result for both target homes on week nights as well as
home owners and insurers. The fact that weekends and that homes need to be secure
so many unclaimed keys are in circulation at all times, whether people are at home
raises major questions about home or not," said Martin Scott, head of home
security." insurance at Churchill.
Nearly three-quarters of recipients of Friday and Saturday nights are the next
spare keys are family members, while 14 most likely time for thieves to strike,
per cent are neighbours and eight per while Thursday tops the list for London
cent are friends. and the south-east.
Despite the security risk that it poses, "Burglaries can obviously occur at any
59 per cent of those surveyed said they time but a few simple precautions can
did not change the locks when they last make a real difference. Home owners
moved into a new home. should always be mindful of the risk of
Mr Harris added: "These results show it burglary and secure windows and doors
makes sense for any new home owners to when going out, even if it is only to
consider changing their property's locks visit a neighbour for a few minutes," Mr
to ensure that anyone still holding spare Scott added.
keys can't get back into the property or Three quarters of people who own or rent
can pass them onto someone who may want a home say its safety is very important
to break in."e.g. The EZWatch Burglar to them, with four in ten convinced their
Alarm System is truly a break through in property is as safe as it can be,
security system simplicity and Privilege research finds.
affordability. The alarm system comes But with one person in six having no idea
completely programmed and ready to use. how many people have keys to their home,
In minutes you can secure your home or there is a gap between perception and
office with a professional grade security reality.
system which is monitored 24 hours a day Ian Parker, managing director of
by our state of the art National Alarm Privilege Home Insurance commented: "The
Monitoring Center. Your local police or gap between people's perceptions about
fire department is dispatched within safety consciousness and the reality is
seconds of receiving an alarm signal. considerable. It seems that many of us
Hardly a day goes by without a new story are convinced that our homes are safe and
about spam, viruses, spyware, and other yet we are not taking the necessary
hazards of using the Internet. Spammers precautions to keep our homes secure."
and malicious hackers work relentlessly Privilege has created a simple checklist
to defy computer defenses, expecting that to aid this. The insurer urges homeowners
some people haven't applied the latest to never leave home without:
security fixes. - Checking all doors and windows are
With new technology, it is making it more closed and locked
affordable and easier for people to - Switching on the security alarm, if you
install their own home security system. have one
One company in particular started selling - Checking all gas and electrical
DIY home security systems after the appliances are switched off and not left
owners were frustrated at the extremely on standby
high costs of the larger national home - Placing valuables in a safe place
security companies. Code Tech security - Ensuring fires and candles are
started offering systems where the do it extinguished
yourselfer can have a system up and British homeowners' top ten safety and
running for a few hundred dollars without security lapses are:
signing a contract for monitoring. Many 1. Not having, or not using, a burglar
people believe that if a burglar breaks alarm - 76 per cent;
into the house a simple alarm sound will 2. Not asking tradesmen for
deter most people from sticking around. identification - 59 per cent;
That is exactly what Code Tech security 3. Not bothering to leave a light on when
offers, a wireless system that the home away from home - 48 per cent;
owner sets up and then allows the system 4. Not checking appliances are switched
to call up to nine different telephone off when they leave the house - 46 per
numbers versus a monitoring system. The cent;
homeowner can allow the system to call a 5. Not bothering to have the locks
cell phone, neighbor, a family member, changed after losing keys - 37 per cent;
friends, etc. with their own personal 6. Leaving spare keys outside the house -
message. 27 per cent;
The best selling product for Code Tech 7. Not having a smoke alarm or not
security is the "Complete Wireless alarm checking it regularly - 27 per cent;
system" that comes with a Control Panel, 8. Smoking in the home, or allowing
a dialer, motion detector, 2 door or others to- 23 per cent;
window sensors, and a keychain 9. Not locking all doors and windows when
transmitter. Then customers add on leaving - 18 per cent;
additional accessories as needed. For 10. Having no clue how many people have
instance, most people add on more window keys to their home - 14 per cent.




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