SECURING VACANT BUILDINGS

There are often moments when you would construct a building and leave it dormant pending when you would wish to utilise it for a specific purpose. At such times, the security of your vacant building might not cross your mind. Conversely, you may be of the opinion that installing locks on the doors and a fence around the building would be sufficient protection. Whilst these are, in fact, good options for securing an unoccupied property, they are simply not enough to guarantee the safety of your building.

If there is no security in place to cover an unoccupied property, you are leaving it at great risk of being unlawfully occupied by trespassers. If you find yourself with squatters on site, you could end up with legal costs to consider in order to try and evict and prosecute them. If you own a commercial property and find that it is unlawfully occupied it is even more difficult to remove them, as legislation does not work in quite the same way as it does for residential cases.

This means that it can end up becoming much more laborious and expensive for owners, and that isn’t even including the potential costs incurred as a result of damage to the building or utility bills that may well have been run up as a result of the trespassers’ activities on site. This is why preventing this from happening in the first place is key; making it difficult for trespassers to access the site at all.

Thankfully, we extend our security duties to securing vacant properties. The homeless and criminal minded see unoccupied properties as a haven or opportunity for theft and vandalism. Similarly, fire and deterioration due to weather are negative factors that may reduce the value of the property.

To avoid situations where water heaters, window bars, plumbing, and other fixtures within your property are stolen, contact us to secure your building today.

We will conduct routine inspections of the premises to identify any damages and introduce additional security measures if required. A risk assessment will also be carried out to identify weak areas and potential hazards. With our help, you will find effective and cost-saving solutions to the problem of securing your unoccupied property.