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Should we change the locks
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We never bothered when we moved from here to our new house, we even left the setting on the alarm the same (I don't think the 80 year old previous owners were the sort to cause us problems). When we moved back here, we still didn't bother, we had about 6 sets of keys all the same for the tenants who had rented it and the letting agents. We did reset the burglar alarm code though. We had a new front door about 5 years ago which sorted the front door out, but TBH I wasn't concerned about changing the locks before then.
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My take on this is:
Anyone in the world can have keys to your door.
That is all.0 -
We have weighed up the pros and cons of doing this:
It will take us about an hour, including go to the shops and cost under £30.
If we don't then there is a risk that we could get burgled and probably have our insurance voided.
I don't really see why anybody would decide not to do it other than the fact that you can't be arsed!Now buying our second house:
Accepted offer 16/12/18. Offer accepted 26/1/19. Buyer pulled out 4/2/19. Accepted new offer 13/2/19
FTB: Offer accepted 23/2/2013 Mortgage application 28/2/2013 Valuation: 4/3/2013 Valuation ok 15/3/2013 Mortgage Offer 21/3/2013 Exchange 10/4/2013 Completion 26/4/21030 -
We are intending to change the locks when we move in, I prefer to know who has keys!0
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We bought our flat in January and changed the locks. Ordered online and took my dad about 10 minutes to fit :T0
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I've never bought a house - we're looking to be FTBs this year, but i have a take on this...
Those who say "i never have, never had an issue" etc.
Well, you never need to take out that extra cover for your TV .... until it blows, and then it's too late
You don't need car insurance .... for all the time you're getting away with it, but once you're busted - too late. Similar for if you have an accident.
So you COULD leave it & you MAY well be perfectly fine forever & a day.
The real question here is - are you willing to take that risk just for the sake of changing a lock or two?0 -
I never changed my locks but can't argue with the fact that it's a very very good idea.0
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Definitely change the locks. I have always done this apart from my first flat but I was 20 and a bit stupid:rotfl:
Let's put it this way, some stranger could let themselves into your house and take your stuff and you would never be able to claim on your house insurance, it would be voided.0 -
For the sake of about £10 per lock (look on eBay) and unscrewing a couple of screws, why wouldn't you change it? It's very easy to do and one less thing to worry about.
You don't worry about it if it doesn't even occur to you. It never did occur to me when I bought my current house but I would possibly consider it if I moved again."You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0 -
I have and will change locks on new properties. But re this pointLet's put it this way, some stranger could let themselves into your house and take your stuff and you would never be able to claim on your house insurance, it would be voided.
Voided? Why so? Is it (typically) a condition of contents insurance that you must have changed the locks when you moved into the property?
If so, then never knew that.0
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