Security Tips
It makes sense to take basic precautions to protect your home, not least for your own security. Fitting some or all of the following may also be necessary conditions for your cover, and even when they‘re not essential, they may qualify you to receive extra discounts from your insurer.
- Your main entrance and exit door. The door you use to leave and enter your home (the final exit door) should be fitted with a mortice deadlock with a minimum of five levers or a three-point multi locking system, depending on the type of door you have.
- Ground floor and other accessible windows. Fit with key-operated window locks. This includes all windows which can be reached from a flat roof, such as a garage roof.
- Other external doors (except patio doors). These must be fitted with barrel bolts top and bottom. If the door is partially glazed, you need to fit key-operated locks.
- Patio Doors. Fit any UPVC doors with a three-point multi-locking system. Other patio doors should be fitted with key-operated bolts top and bottom.
Extra discounts. You may qualify for extra discounts if you have also installed a NACOSS or SSAIB approved intruder alarm covered by an annual maintenance contract or if you live in a Neighbourhood Watch area.