Ensure your home ( including sheds and garages) has
adequate security—and use all door and window locks!
Leave small valuable items like jewellery, on
deposit at the bank or consider installing a small floor safe.
Make your home look occupied. Consider using timer
switches on lights
Ensure valuable items that are left in your home
are property marked.
Cancel deliveries of milk, newspapers etc
discreetly—don’t announce your departure to a shop full of people.
Only tell people who need to know you are going away.
Ask a neighbour or friend that you trust to keep an
eye on your home. This may include them collecting any post and
generally making your home looked lived in.
Cut the lawns before you go.
If you have an alarm, make sure it is set and that
your key-holders are aware of your holiday plans.
Don’t leave your home address showing on your
luggage for the outward journey. Put this only on the inside of your
cases.
Finally take a couple of minutes on the doorstep to
check that you’ve done all you had to do and taken everything you
need with you.
Now go and have a carefree and pleasant holiday.
