Home insurance customers urged to protect their gardens by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 27/03/07

Gardens could prove a popular aim for burglars this summer, a house insurance company has warned as it unveils a crowd of basic crime-reduction tipsData from Halifax Home Insurance suggests that last summer saying three times as many claims for backyard theft compared to wintertime - a trend that it has suggested could be repeated in 2007As a result, it has advised home insurance customers to ensure the safety of their grounds by checking that sheds , garages and other outhouses have reliable locks in placeAnd it has also future that homeowners consider replacing concrete and lawn surfaces with gravel so that they can hear if an opportunist thief is loitering outside

"With many populace realising how much value they can add to their property by civilizing their gardens, there are now rich loot for thieves and now is the time to take ladder to avoid becoming the next victim," explained Halifax Home Insurance's senior boss of underwriting Vicky EmmotMeanwhile, another house insurance study provided clues as to what outdoor items are least popular among the UK inhabitantsAccording to a survey by house insurance specialist Cornhill Direct Insurance, sprinklers, trampolines , gnomes, burning tubs and football goalposts are all among the

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