Thousands of people move house every year, uprooting their things and families to a completely new place. In the busy process of moving, most of us rarely think about security in our new home. Yet, there are bound to be lots of security issues in taking on new locks, keys, and place of residence from people we’ve probably never met. Here, we look at these in more detail and find out how you can secure you new place against unwanted intrusion.

Locks and Keys – Do You Need to Change These?

While you don’t have to change locks at your new house, the only way you can account for every single key is to do so. There’s no way of knowing how many people before you have made extra keys for each entrance into your house. Once you’ve changed the locks, it’s sensible to install deadlocks, security doors, and secure your windows (see below) to make sure absolutely all the entrances are fully protected.
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