Everybody deserves to feel safe and secure in their house from the threat of intruders.
While nobody wants to dwell on home invasions, it’s statistically a regular occurrence across Australia.
Regardless of whether you own or rent the property you’re living in, there’s simple things you can do to try and protect yourself from thieves and intruders.
No, it doesn’t involve barricades, iron gates, lasers, or other expensive security systems.
Find out what these tips are with the Perth real estate agency, Pro Property Group and reading on.
What to do
The Perth property management team at Pro Property Group outline 3 ways to both feel and make your rental safe and secure.
What are they?
- Make sure the property is well lit
Thieves prefer to do their dirty work undisturbed. A property that has bright lights and plenty of them, inside and out, will likely deter most criminals. Where possible, install lights that activate via movement.
- Consider a security audit
This involves walking around the property identifying any vulnerabilities, checking the security mechanisms in place yourself and picturing how easy it would be to break into the property yourself.
- Talk to your landlord
If you’re a tenant, you have every right to talk to your landlord, or go via a Perth property manager, to discuss security mechanisms in place.
Landlords must comply with rental property security standards as outlined in the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1989. These relate to door locks, window locks, exterior lights.
What not to do
The above lists what you should do as a tenant. Below, we’ve compiled what not to do in your rental property (and also any property).
- Hide keys outside the house
Leaving a key under a doormat, nearby rock or pot plant in times of emergencies or accidental locking yourself out of the house may seem like an easy and discreet solution. However, it’s anything but. Consider giving a spare key to a trusted family member or neighbour instead if you’re stuck in a pickle.
- Leave doors and windows unlocked and open
Even to let the soft summer breeze in on balmy nights. It’s just not worth it. Most fly screen doors are a structural vulnerability, that many a burglar has and will continue to exploit.
- Leave your valuables lying around near windows
Thieves want to do their ‘job’ fast and unnoticed, that’s why they’ll often peek through the windows and target anything valuable in plain sight.
Plus, if you have recently purchased something new, big, valuable and shiny – don’t leave the box it came in in the front yard, on the kerb.
Follow the above tips and feel peace of mind in your property.
Secure a safe rental with Pro Property Group
Pro Property advertise a range of rental properties, both in the Perth residential and commercial spheres on our website.
Know that you can find safe and secure properties to rent.
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