58% of burglaries happen when someone is home Analysis of Office for National Statistics crime figures reveals 58% of people were home when burglars struck. 39% took place in the morning or afternoon rather than after dark. Victims cite difficulty sleeping, anxiety or panic attacks, and depression brought on by the incident. Six in ten…
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Mothballed Construction Sites Part 1: Leaving the Site
Mothballed construction sites Part 1: Leaving the site This current situation opens up a host of new risks arising from the cessation of work, the biggest being an unoccupied property which presents a range of issues that must be addressed quickly. In this article, Ensurance provide advice on some new risks and offer some simple best-practice advice and…
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Vehicle thefts are on the increase – What can you do?
The number of vehicles being stolen has gone up 30%. In 2013, 66,000 were stolen, that number rose to 86,000 in 2017 and the value of those stolen has been rising. Unless these are recovered quickly – usually via a tracker of some kind, the recovery rate for stolen vehicles is stubbornly low. Evidence suggests…
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