Plain advice, written here.
Six short guides on break-ins, fire doors, locks, shutters, alarms and CCTV. General guidance, no sales.
- What to do in the first hour after a break-inHomes and shopsWho to call, what not to touch, and how to make the property safe for the night.
- Fire door checks for landlords and building managersFire safetyWhat the regulations ask of you, what to look for on a door, and when to call a certified installer.
- Choosing a door lock that insurers acceptLocksBS 3621, anti-snap cylinders, three-star ratings and what your policy wording actually means.
- Roller shutters or collapsible grilles: which suits your frontageShopfrontsThe trade-offs between shutters and grilles for shops, arches and station openings.
- Intruder alarms: grades, bells-only vs monitored, and what insurers askAlarmsAlarm grades, monitoring options, police response and what SSAIB certification means.
- CCTV at home and work: the UK GDPR basicsCCTVWhen data protection law applies to your cameras, and the ICO guidance in plain words.
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