Winter – Newsletter #2

Protect your pipes and your property Cold weather isn’t just an inconvenience. It can cause real problems too. A burst pipe can cause serious damage to the structure of your home and to electrical wiring, – not to mention damage to contents like carpets and electrical equipment. With some very cold spells in recent winters, many more pipes have been freezing and bursting, so here are a few simple...

Winter – Newsletter #1

Protect your pipes and your property Cold weather isn’t just an inconvenience. It can cause real problems too. A burst pipe can cause serious damage to the structure of your home and to electrical wiring, – not to mention damage to contents like carpets and electrical equipment. With some very cold spells in recent winters, many more pipes have been freezing and bursting, so here are a few simple...

Autumn – Newsletter

As the clocks go back, burglars come forward For many of us, the clocks changing in autumn isn’t something we really look forward to – but for criminals, perhaps it is. Shorter days give them more time to work under cover of darkness, with research from Aviva showing there’s a significant increase in burglary between Halloween and Bonfire Night. Halloween sees a rise of 150% in malicious damage claims...

Summer – Newsletter

Taking in the sun Many of us like to make the most of the warmer weather – including thieves and burglars. Theft claims rise by 10% during the summer, and garden theft usually increases with thieves targeting tools and equipment from your shed, plants, garden furniture and ornaments. Some even use your tools to try to get into your house.070-158 Plus, of course, open windows and doors don’t just...

Spring – Newsletter

Doing it yourself?   Do it safely Longer days, lighter evenings and a sudden urge to tend to those things that have been waiting all winter to be fixed often cause us to get the DIY bug at this time of year. Some of us find DIY relaxing. Others find it frustrating. And, unfortunately, more than a few of us find it painful because DIY is one of the...