There are many actions that holidaymakers can take to reduce the risk of burglary while they are on vacation, it has been claimed.
Personal finance firm Direct Line states that getting friends and neighbours to check a property regularly can help to cut down the chance of opportune thieves taking advantage of owner absence.
Additionally, asking them to clear mail is a good way of removing one of the tell tale signs that the home is unoccupied, the company states.
Andrew Lowe, head of Direct Line
home insurance, added: "Curtains should be drawn and valuables placed out of sight. If you are a member of the neighbourhood watch, you should inform your fellow members and neighbours that you will be away."
The advice follows research released by Endsleigh Insurance that identified Nottingham, London and Bristol as the cities where homeowners were most at risk of household theft, while Guilford, Dundee and Norwich were the safest.
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