Holiday Home Security Tips

When you are travelling on holiday you will be leaving your home all alone. Most people don’t give this a second thought, they will simply lock up as they normally do and jet off in the sun to have a relaxing week or two. What most people fail to consider is that home security is an important aspect of your holiday as booking your flights.

Remember, it’s a lot easier to enjoy your holiday when you don’t have to worry about what is happening back home.

Am I going to come home to an empty house?

The biggest concern for all holidaymakers is returning to find that their house has been ransacked. Here are some holiday home security tips that may help prevent your property being targeted by thieves.

Outside Holiday Home Security Tips:

• Mail: Have a friend or neighbour empty your letterbox. You don’t want to advertise that nobody is home with junk mail overflowing from your letterbox. Regular mail can be held at the post office for you or redirected to a family member.
• Milk and Newspapers: Don’t forget to cancel your milk and newspaper home delivery service while you are away.
• Garbage Day:Have someone take out your wheelie bin on garbage day just like you normally do when you’re home.
• Garden: Arrange to have your lawns mowed if you are going to be away for more than a fortnight. You want to give the appearance that someone is living at the residence.
• Driveway:Ask a neighbour to park their car or your car in the driveway at night.

Inside Holiday Home Security Tips:

• Make sure that you have locked up your home. Funny enough, you would be surprised by how many people leave a window open and unlocked before they head off on their holiday.
• If you have timers for lights and other electric appliances like your television, then set them to be on at the time you’re normally home.
• Turn your phone down. You don’t want an unanswered call to just keep ringing and ringing while you’re giving the impression that people are home.



Do Not leave the spare key under the mat, in your letterbox or in that “secret” hiding place under the pot plant.


Do Notleave messages on your answering machine telling callers that you are away on holiday and wont be back until...




It is important that you simply Do Not Advertise that there is Nobody Home.

Other useful Holiday Home Security Tips:

• You may want to inform your local police station that you will be away. You can leave contact details in case of an emergency with them. If you live in a relatively small community then you may even have the good fortune of the police doing an occasional drive by your property.
• If you have home security, then don’t forget to let your home security company know when and for how long you will be away. Again, you will need to leave contact details in case of an emergency and it may pay to give your home alarm details to a neighbour or family member.
Finally, if you have an alarm in your home, then you may want to check with your electricity company in regards to putting a lock on your power box. If somebody cuts your power then it is unlikely that your alarm is going to serve its purpose.