One of the most concerning issues for residents in communal living is managing the overall security of the communal estate. Whether it’s letting in contractors or keeping out unwanted guests, managing entry systems, carrying out code changes or just simply holding or duplicating a key; GH takes a pragmatic approach to managing communal security at our developments to keep out unwanted visitors, prevent crime and manage access to the communal estate and service areas.
Our most important advice for residents and building owners when managing communal security is to bear in mind that communal areas can almost always be accessed by anyone who has the intention of entering the buildings due to the nature of premises, and so it is of vital importance that individual dwellings are kept as secure as possible.
To help our clients in managing security we look to try and provide information to help assist in assuring the best possible security solution for their homes and aim to work with local police and crime prevention initiatives to ensure this advice is widely available to all our clients.
Our Health and Safety Management service recognises the requirement for managing security at all our developments and will deal specifically with the individual requirements of the estate to ensure contractors are able to access where they need to, when they need to and that keys, fobs and access codes are controlled.
Download our advice and guidance on managing security, ‘How to Understand Communal Security’ here:
Crime Prevention
We’ve found the Crime Prevention Website to be a valuable resource for advice and guidance on managing security. The site contains comprehensive and up-to-date crime prevention advice to help you improve your home and personal security. It includes contributions from retired and serving police crime prevention staff, security professionals and academics and is reciprocally linked with many Police Services, Police and Crime Commissioners. The website is Google ranked No 1 for search the terms ‘Crime Prevention’, ‘Crime Prevention Advice’ and ‘Crime Prevention News’ and enjoys 720,000 page views a year.
Try out this home security survey tool to help assess the security of your home: https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/home-security-survey/
For further information on keeping your home secure please visit: https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/ or https://www.police.uk/crime-prevention-advice/
Neighbourhood Watch
