Protect Your Home While You’re on Holiday
So you’ve booked your flights, your accommodation and your activities. Maybe you’ve even started packing your suitcase in anticipation of the December break- but no matter where you’re heading off to at the end of the year, remember: You might be on holiday, but criminals aren’t.
Here are a few things to keep in mind in the next few weeks to protect your home from theft:
- Make your home look like someone is living in it, e.g. don’t close your curtains. In daytime this shows your house is empty. If you have an automatic timer that will turn your lights on at night, that’s great, otherwise consider paying a house-sitter you trust or a neighbour to check in and make your home look occupied while you’re away
- Cancel all your mail subscriptions- or get your friendly sitter to pick up your mail. A pile of unopened envelopes on the stoep is a sure sign…
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