A landlord of a property with multiple occupants has been convicted of failing to comply with an improvement notice. The improvement notice previously served specified the battery fire alarms were not working, there were a lack of fire doors and the doors had unsuitable door locks which could cause occupants to become trapped in the event of a fire.
The housing planning department said “landlords must ensure that their housing is in safe condition or feel the full force of the law.”
Households without security devices are 4 times more likely to be burgled, than those with them. A statistic that seems to ignored by many UK households.
Figures suggest that basic domestic security measures such as additional door or window locks are still missing from 1 in 2 homes, while door chains or security lighting are missing from two thirds of them.
UK Locks and Alarms can advise you on how best to ensure your property is fully protected. Our UK services include security advice, supplying and fitting good quality door and window locks, ensuring your garden shed and garage are equally secure as well as providing an 24 hour emergency lock opening and replacement service.
Fitting mortice locks, hinge bolts, security chains and 5 lever deadlocks will enhance your home security and go towards fulfilling your insurance requirements but only if you use them! This is not only to prevent thieves breaking in – they are less likely to break in if they have to smash a window to gain entry, it will also make it harder for a thief to get out.
How many people take a risk without even thinking about it each day?
I’m sure if you really think carefully you will find you are one of them!
Each day thousands of people leave the house without naking sure their property is adequately secured. A rear door may have become warped over the winter months resulting in poor fitting. If the door does not fit correctly the lock will be superfluous. The owners may feel they can rely on a bolt to prevent entry from an intruder. A door needs both bolts with a removable key top and bottom plus a mortice lock to ensure it is not only secure but covered by insurance.
There have been many reports recently in the media about the ability for intruders to gain access through UPVC doors.
Burglars have found a weakness in the centre of the lock cylinder and are able to snap the entire cylinder in two in a matter of seconds. This method seems to be spreading across the country, we will obviously not go into detail just how this is done to avoid copycat activities but we shall say that no specialist tools are needed.
