| As ever, burglaries are rife and many people will have | | | | best you can do to lessen the impact of the situation |
| experienced this unfortunate event or know of | | | | is ensure you have a home insurance policy in place |
| someone who has. As with any "career" and I use | | | | covering for the correct value of your contents. |
| this term loosely, there has to be a degree of | | | | Many people still do not realise the importance of |
| keeping up with the times. Indeed burglars are | | | | such a policy and the peace of mind it can bring. |
| always coming up with new and creative way's of | | | | Imagine if you returned to find your home ransacked |
| gaining access to a property to pilfer people's hard | | | | and £30, 000 of content removed, could you |
| earned possessions. | | | | afford to replace this from your own finances? Of |
| One particular "trick" being seen in more and more | | | | course this would have to be an extreme case and |
| circumstances is the use of distraction methods. This | | | | indeed most burglaries are purely opportunistic with |
| has coined the phrase "knock knock" burglaries and is | | | | the thieves getting away with mainly electrical items |
| certainly not as humorous as the name suggests. | | | | and jewellery. |
| Usually the thief will operate in conjunction with a | | | | Of course you can do your utmost to ensure your |
| friend who will come to your front door once they | | | | home is protected by installing extra window/door |
| have ascertained that there is only yourself at home. | | | | locks (should you need them) and an alarm system |
| They will then employ various methods to distract | | | | with sensor lights to the rear of your property (and |
| you whilst their counterpart enters your property | | | | anywhere else poorly lit). This should also help |
| from the rear. This could range from simply | | | | decrease the price of your house insurance policy as |
| pretending to be from some local authority, such as | | | | you will be of less risk to the insurer. |
| the gas/electricity or water board or taking on the | | | | By ensuring access to your property is limited and |
| guise of a salesperson. Anything really to distract you | | | | security systems are in place you should greatly |
| for long enough to take what they want from your | | | | reduce the risk of a burglary taking place. Ensuring |
| property (and this usually isn't very long at all). | | | | you have a home insurance policy in place will give |
| Of course if you are unfortunate enough to | | | | you that little extra peace of mind. |
| experience a burglary whilst you are not at home the | | | | |