| For anyone who is renting or owning their own flat or | | | | doors around the perimeter of the building. |
| apartment, one of the first important concern that | | | | If you are moving into a new apartment, then you |
| comes to mind when living on their own, is home | | | | should consider having the locks changed for the |
| security. Basic burglar security can be as simple as | | | | doors. When package deliveries are made to your |
| having chain bolts and deadbolt locks on the front | | | | door, you should always request to see their |
| doors, lockable windows, while advanced burglar | | | | identification when opening the door. Whenever you go |
| security systems can include infra-red motion sensors, | | | | out, even if just to post a letter or to go out shopping, |
| vibration sensors on windows and an alarm box wired | | | | you should always ensure that all windows and doors |
| into the telephone system. | | | | are locked, even the sliding door on the balcony. |
| Even if your neighborhood has excellent police and fire | | | | Here are some additional tips to improve your burglar |
| protection, you are much better off preventing a crime | | | | security. Get a small safe to provide further protection |
| than dealing with its aftermath. One door or window, | | | | for small, valuable items in your apartment. Buy renter's |
| unlocked for just one minute, is enough of an | | | | insurance to protect yourself from the financial |
| opportunity for a burglar to get into your home or | | | | consequences of theft, as well as fire or water |
| apartment and steal your valuables such as | | | | damage originating from other apartment dwellers. |
| computers, money, passports, jewelry, or mobile | | | | Talk to your neighbors, so that you can better identify |
| phones. | | | | which people that enter the building shouldn't be there. |
| Some other very simple things that can improve your | | | | Strangers to a locked building sometimes gain entry by |
| apartment security include a peephole for the front | | | | trying all the buzzers until at least one resident unlocks |
| door, as well as having an intercom installed at the | | | | the door for them. Another common access method is |
| closest main entrance. It would be even better to have | | | | for the person seeking to gain entry to look for a key |
| a video intercom if there's not a doorman monitoring | | | | under the mat, or other easily guessed locations. |
| that entrance. It's also worth considering installing a | | | | Guarding against these common entry methods can |
| closed circuit television system to monitor the other | | | | mean not coming home to an empty apartment. |