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7 Important Security Tips for Student Accommodation

The city of Brighton and Hove is home to two universities and thousands of students who are setting up a new ‘home away from home’ for the first time. Moving away from home can be stressful, but ensuring the security of yourself and your personal possessions shouldn’t be. Both new and returning students should take … Continued

5 Ways To Secure Your New Home Over The Holiday Season

While KC Locksmiths Brighton have advised new home owners and tenants to change their locks upon moving home, the numbers of third party keys from previous tenants or owners remains staggering. Estimates of around 37,000 keys per year will have a spare set with their whereabouts unknown. While it is a recommended best practice to … Continued

4 Top Tips from an Expert Locksmith on How to Secure Your Windows

When considering the security of your home, it can be easy to focus on obtaining the most hi-tech innovations in security cameras, door locks and alarm systems. However, there may be a much bigger security concern that has been overlooked: your windows! Ensuring windows are properly secured can make a huge difference to the safety … Continued

4 Times When you Should you Call a locksmith to Replace a Door lock

Owning a home comes with a multitude of responsibilities and a seemingly endless ‘to-do’ list when it comes to regular maintenance. Knowing when and how to properly assess your home security should be somewhere on that list, but may be a daunting task. In certain situations, however, having a new door lock fitted by an … Continued

Thick as Thieves

Make your Home a ‘NOT-SPOT’ for Potential Burglars Forget booby-traps and ‘Home Alone’ style, burglary defences; here is a comprehensive, concise list of tips to make sure you house looks more like a hindrance than a haven to any hiding hooligans. K C Locksmiths practise the highest level of expertise and solid workmanship skills to … Continued

Stop your Home Being a Target for Burglary

FIRST THINGS FIRST: Make Sure your Doors, Windows and Locks are Up to Scratch Before installing any alarm or timer systems, it is important to recognise the importance of strong, robust doors, windows and locks, before looking at our higher tech, border CCTV, lighting and alarm systems. The broad range of services we offer at K … Continued

Do Locksmiths re-programme car keys?

The answer is yes and no. Over the years the role of the locksmith has expanded greatly. Some of the traditional activities of locksmith, such as cutting keys, are now the main possession of big national brands and retail outlets. Locksmiths in Brighton are increasingly being called out to help with automobiles with remote locking … Continued

Locksmiths Can Do More Than Just Get You Into Your House

A quality Brighton locksmith can do more than just help you get into your house, or get in to your car. They will be able to provide you with multiple diverse services that are all geared around your safety and security. In this article will take a look at the role of the locksmith as … Continued

A Handy Check list in Case you get locked out

Regardless of how careful you are, it’s likely that one day you’ll find yourself in that most frustrating of circumstances: locked out of your own home. Usually the first course of action is to phone in a locksmith, but there are certain things you should do before picking up the phone. This article delivers a … Continued

8 Common Sense Keys to a Safer Home from a locksmith

f you feel secure in your home then it’ll be that much easier to achieve some peace of mind when your head hits the pillow at night, or if you’re planning on a lengthy holiday. Unfortunately, too many homes are not well secured. So, who better to listen to when seeking advice on securing a … Continued

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