How to protect your home this Christmas

There is always plenty to look forward to as the festive season approaches, however it is also a time when opportunist thieves are targeting homes across the UK. According to a study by Comparethemarket.com, this Christmas there could be 18,540 burglaries during December, costing the UK £7.8M in lost Christmas presents!

Each year we remind our clients to take extra precautions:

Lock your doors and windows – and double check them every time you go out or go to bed. Bring in that spare front door key – seasoned burglars will know where to look for it.Don’t make it obvious you aren’t there. Leave on lights or use a timer, ask a neighbour to bring in your bin and invite them to park on your drive.Avoid putting your Christmas tree and gifts in front of a window. To a burglar, that’s like loot window shopping. Treat your social media like a window – don’t advertise what you have bought, or the fact that you are away. Make sure your buildings and contents insurance is current – contact your local A-Plan branch to ensure you are still adequately covered – underinsurance is a growing problem. Photographs and receipts are very useful in the event of a claim. Ring’s smart security solutions can be a great deterrent! They are easy to fit yourself and far less expensive than installing a CCTV system.

Protect your home with Ring

Ring Video Doorbells offer protection starting, at the front door. Indoor and outdoor Security Cameras let you see what’s happening around your home and Alarm Security Packs are ready to protect, right out of the box.

We spoke to our friends at Ring who have a range of simple solutions which could protect your home – and Christmas shopping – this winter.

Add an easy-to-fit Video Doorbell to see, hear and speak to whoever’s at (or lurking around) your front door. Whether it’s your online Christmas shopping being delivered or a suspicious person, feel assured that you know exactly what is going on. The wide-angle lens works day and night, with audio, to help you feel safe and sound. Out and about Christmas shopping? Check what’s going on inside your home with Indoor Cam, or get the flexibility of an indoor/outdoor Security Camera with Stick Up Cam.Choose Spotlight Cam if you need to shine a light on outdoor areas like pathways and patios, or select a Floodlight Cam if you need more light for larger areas like driveways and gardens.It doesn’t matter whether you live in a flat or a large family house, with a range of Alarm Security Packs and bundles, Ring has the rest of your home protection covered too.

Designed to work as a team to protect your whole home, Ring Video Doorbells, Security Cameras and Alarms can be linked in the free Ring app for control and peace of mind at the touch of a button. Once connected, you can stream a live HD view straight to your phone or tablet and see what’s happening during an Alarm event.

If you’ve subscribed to a Ring Protect Plus plan, you can also set the behaviour of your Ring devices to start recording the moment your Alarm is triggered. You can then review, save and share the videos with friends, family or the authorities, through the Ring app.

Protecting your whole home is easy with Ring whole-home security. Choose your Ring devices, install them in the Ring app and link them so they can protect your home better together.

Customise your home protection by adding extra Ring devices whenever you want even more security and convenience, then control them all hands-free using Alexa. A connected home is a protected home with Ring.

Curious? Browse Ring’s whole range of smart home security solutions at ring.com