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Compl acentBr i t sr i ski ngt hei rwel l bei ngt hr oughcar el esshomesecur i t y Feel i ngs ec ur ei nourhomesi soneoft hemos ti mpor t antf ac t or sf orUKhomeowner s ,y etmanyofusar egambl i ngwi t hourwel l bei ngbynotl oc k i ngourwi ndowsand door s ,anews t udyhass hown. Al mos tal l oft he1, 000UKhomeowner s( 98. 7perc ent )s ur v ey edbyEv er es ts ai d t hatf eel i ngs ec ur ei nt hei rhomeswasi mpor t antorv er yi mpor t antt ot hem,y etonl y j us tov ert wot hi r ds( 69perc ent )oft hos ewi t hwi ndowsl oc k sal way sus et hem,and onei ns ev en( 14. 8perc ent )s t i l l l eav et hei rf r ontdoor sunl oc k ed,l oc k i ngt hem onl y whent hehous ei sl ef tunat t ended.Al ar mi ngl y ,ov erhal foft hos eques t i onedadmi t t edt heyc an’ tal way sr ememberl oc k i ngt hei rhomewhent heygoout . Hal foft hos eques t i onedi nt hes ur v eyhadbeenbur gl ed,wi t ht hev as tmaj or i t y( 93. 8 perc ent )s ay i ngt heymadec hangest ot hei rhomes ec ur i t yorbehav i ourasar es ul t oft hebur gl ar y ,i nc l udi ngf i t t i ngorupgr adi ngl oc k sandi ns t al l i ngex t er nal l i ght i ng, CCTVandbur gl aral ar ms .Al mos tonei nt enr es pondent s( 9. 1perc ent )boughta dogasar es ul tofbei ngbur gl ed,whi l es omeev ens ai dt heyhadt ak ent hedr as t i c meas ur eofmov i nghous eduet ot hei mpac toft hebur gl ar y( 2. 8perc ent ) .
“ Humanbei ngsc r av ef eel i ngsofs ec ur i t yand bel ongi ng,t woat t r i but est hathappyhomesof f er ,and t heDani s ht er m‘ hy gge’ enc aps ul at est hi sf eel i ngof c os i nes sandc ont ent ment ,whi c hc anonl ybe ac hi ev edwhenwear ef ul l yateas eandf eel war m ands af e. “ Thank f ul l yt her ear es omer eal l ys i mpl emeas ur es t hatwec anal l t ak et oi mpr ov et hes ens eof‘ hy gge’ i nourhomes ,f r om ens ur i ngwel oc kourdoor sand wi ndows ,andget t i ngi nv ol v edwi t hanei ghbour hood wat c hs c heme,t hr ought or educ i ngc l ut t er , el i mi nat i ngdr aught sandc r eat i nga‘ s har ed’ s pac e wher ef ami l ymember sc angett oget herf ormeal s orf i l m ni ght s . ”
Thes ur v eywasc onduc t edbyEv er es tt oc oi nc i de wi t ht her ec entl aunc hofi t sadv anc edGr abLoc k Whi l et hemes sandpr ac t i c al i t i esf ol l owi ngabr eak i nar eaf r us t r at i on,t hes ur v ey wi ndowl oc k s .Ev er es t ’ sMar k et i ngDi r ec t or ,Mar t i nTr ought on,s ai d:“ Thes ur v ey s howedt hati twast heps y c hol ogi c al ef f ec t st hathadt hemos ti mpac t .Al mos thal fof f i ndi ngshi ghl i ght edt hatal t houghwet endt or ec ogni s et hef undament al i mpor t anc e t he500r es pondent swhohadbeenbur gl ed( 46. 5perc ent )s ai dt heyf el tuns af ei n off eel i ngs af eands ec ur ei nourhomes ,manyofusar es t i l l bei ngc ompl ac entwhen t hei rhomeaf t er war dsandmor et hanat hi r d( 37. 6perc ent )hadpr obl emss l eepi ng i tc omest ohomes ec ur i t y ,t ak i ngunnec es s ar yr i s k swi t hourhomesandourhappi asar es ul toft hebur gl ar y . nes s . TVps y c hol ogi s tEmmaKennyex pl ai nswhyf eel i ngs af ei nourhomesi ss uc hani m mpor t antf ac t ori nourov er al l f eel i ngofwel l bei ng:“ Thequot e‘ homei swher et hehear t i s ’ r ef l ec t st heemot i onal c onnec t i ont hatwef eel whenwet hi nkaboutt hes af ehav en i tpr ov i des ,s oi tuns ur pr i s i ngt hatbei ngbur gl edorf eel i ngc ol dwer ec ons i der edt he t wot opt hr eat st owel l bei ngi nourhomes .
“ Ev er es thasbeenhel pi ngBr i t i s hhomeowner sk eept hei rhomess ec ur eandwar m f ormor et han50y ear sandadv anc edt ec hnol ogys uc hasGr abLoc kt ak est hats ec ur i t yt oanewl ev el ,pr ov i di ngv i r t ual l yi mpenet r abl el oc k st hatmeanhomeowner s hav et her eas s ur anc eandpeac eofmi ndneededt obeabl et or eal l ymak et hemos t oft hei rhomesandt hei rhy gge. ”
“ Hav i ngas pac et hati sf i l l edwi t hourpos s es s i onsandt hepeopl ewel ov emak es ourhomeauni queands ac r edt er r i t or y ,addi ngt oours ens eofper s onal wel l bei ng. Unf or t unat el y ,onoc c as i on,t hi ss ens eofs ec ur i t yc anbec hal l engedduet ot hi ngs l i k ebur gl ar y ,wi t ht hos eaf f ec t edof t enf eel i ngt hati ti mpac t st hei rov er al l wel l bei ng, whi c hmak ess ens eass uddenl yapl ac et hatf el tpr i v at eands af ehasbeenv i ol at ed.
Ex c l us i v et oEv er es t ,Gr abLoc khast hr eet i mesmor ec ont ac tar eaal ongt hel oc k i ng mec hani s mt hananav er agewi ndowl oc k .I thasbeenr i gor ous l yt es t edf ors t r engt h ands ec ur i t y ,andhasac hi ev edt heSec ur edbyDes i gns eal ofappr ov al –apol i c e i ni t i at i v et o‘ des i gnoutc r i me’ wi t hphy s i c al s ec ur i t y .Rel eas ef r om J ac qui Gr een Mar k et i ng
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