What to do about the security risks of an empty home

How do you protect your French home if you cannot live there permanently? Former police constable, Richard Chalmers, offers some advice on how to secure your French holiday home while you are not using it, and how to secure your British home while enjoying your time in France.

The British Crime Survey 2000 (BCS) estimates that burglars broke into 760,000 British homes during 1999. The 2000 International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS) estimates that the number of burglaries was somewhat less in France. According to the ICVS, 2.8% of people in Britain can expect to become victims of burglary, while in France the risk is just 1%.

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