When you go away on holiday, the last thing you want to be worrying about is that your home will be safe and secure. Unfortunately many break-ins do occur when people are away but there are steps you can take to try and avoid this from happening to you.

• Get a relative, friend or neighbour that you trust to pop in to the property a few times to check everything is ok. If there are people coming and going from the house from time to time burglars are less likely to target it.
• Fit a security alarm and / or CCTV. Even having one visible is sometimes enough to deter people from breaking in to your property whilst you are on holiday.
• Make sure that when you go on vacation all the windows and doors to the property are securely locked and that no valuables are on view.
• You can get a system that will turn certain lights on and off in the home to give the effect that someone is in the house.