Can you answer the question?
You may think that you can easily answer the question: who’s got the keys to your home? But wait, it just isn’t that simple. We all lead busy lives, and over the years, for many different reasons you will have given the keys out to many people from the decorator to the babysitter. You can’t always be at home, so it’s the convenient way to get jobs done, or let someone in when you’re not there. It’s an everyday occurrence, and helps us all get on with our day-to-day business.
You may also have left one in that favourite “secret hiding place” and told various people that it is hidden away safe in there. Of course, if you have children, you’ll know how complicated that gets when they start to grow up. They have to have a key of their own, and might just mislay it maybe, share it with a friend, or even their latest partner! If the locks have never been changed over many years (which often happens), who has the key been shared with then?
So, the list grows. Cleaners, tradesman, next-door neighbours, ex-flatmates, the babysitter, the gardener, your in-laws and relatives (you may not even see any more) – the list is endless! Just take a minute now to think, and you might be surprised how many people you remember have or had a key, and could access to your home at any time.
We’re not suggesting that everyone is a threat to your home security, but losing control of who has access to where you live is always a great cause for concern, and some cases may even invalidate your home insurance.