Due to a recent spate of burglaries targeting apartment blocks, residents of such properties are strongly encouraged to fully lock communal doors. If available, Chubb style locks should also be used as this will greatly decrease the criminals chances of successful entry.
The method of burglary appears to be for the suspects to break the glass in the main communal door, then reach in from outside to open the Yale style locks which are generally not deadlocked themselves. These burglaries would be made far more difficult to complete if residents ensured that extra precautions were taken in locking their communal doors. Ensuring that the key to the building is not visible or within reaching distance inside the premises will also serve as an effective preventative measure. Obviously care must be taken to ensure fire escape.
Don’t allow your neglect of these issues to result in a burglary taking place. If you are in a ground floor flat/apartment, a wireless alarm might be a sound investment as you can take it with you when you move and thee is little decor damage for the landlord to worry about.
Landlords are recommended to re-glaze where appropriate and install CCTV that could be linked to communal TV aerials.
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