Last month, Rightmove published the results of their ‘Happy at Home Index’. Participants were asked to rate the area in which they lived on twelve different categories, including safety, decor and neighbourliness. The town voted ‘happiest of all’ to live in was Harrogate, Yorkshire followed by nine other towns from varying regions across the UK including Scotland, the […]
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At Alexandra Locksmiths we are often asked about securing a home whilst having builders in. Many people decide not to change the locks when moving into a property if they are having builders in and then change the locks once the builders have gone, as it seems silly and unnecessarily costly to change the locks
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Earlier this month, the Independent featured radio columnist Chris Maume’s account of his recent house burglary. A few days before Chris and his family were due to go on a much-anticipated holiday to Barcelona, Chris’s young son awoke to find several valuable items stolen, and the house disturbed. The sash window in the family’s living room had been left wide open,
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Going on holiday? Do you need locks on your internal doors? We are often asked the question “Do I need locks on my internal doors?”. With the holiday season upon us once again it’s a good time to think about securing your home. Many people like to get away for a few weeks but worry
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Do you need locks on your internal doors? Alexandra Locksmiths were called by a customer in Palmers Green, London N13. The lady had been renting out a bedroom in her home to a lodger. She was a working mum and always left before the lodger in the morning and came home after her in the
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Alexandra Locksmiths were called to change locks on a property in St Johns Wood, London NW8 this week. The customer was going off on holiday at 5am, when he got to his car he realised that it was not locked and thought that he must have forgotten to lock it the night before. As he
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It seems like summer 2014 has arrived in style, just in time for the world cup, but when the weather warms up most of us find it hard to sleep and keep cool at night. Many of us resort to leaving windows open at night but beware as Alexandra Locksmiths have been called to many properties
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The Crime Prevention Website reported last week about a scheme that is being run by West Mercia Police to assist home owners in keeping their homes more secure, particularly in the warmer weather. The South Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership have funded cards to be printed, detailing handy tips on ensuring a property is left secure when
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We’ve created an infographic to show you some interesting stats about crime in London, particularly burglary. Click the image to view a larger version or scroll to the bottom for some information about the statistics. The infographic shows a number of statistics about crime (particularly burglary) in London: Burglary rates in London are dropping –
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The Neighbourhood Watch website reported recently about a couple in West Yorkshire who were victims of a burglary due to lock snapping. In March, Mark Davies and his partner Ruth Harrison returned home from an evening out to find Ruth’s car had been stolen and the thief had obtained the car keys from inside their home by
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