Would you buy a house which had a CCTV system?
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If you were looking to buy, would it be a positive or a negative?
For example, this house http://tinyurl.com/26jrvtm
Looks nice, but has a massive dome camera hanging from the side of the front elevation.
and round the back, there looks to be a camera covering the area in front of the garage. Mounted on a black pole on the left end of the garage.
http://tinyurl.com/3yn2oqp
Does that say, he's security aware, protects his property and cars, or that he's had problems / issues with vandalism etc.
For example, this house http://tinyurl.com/26jrvtm
Looks nice, but has a massive dome camera hanging from the side of the front elevation.
and round the back, there looks to be a camera covering the area in front of the garage. Mounted on a black pole on the left end of the garage.
http://tinyurl.com/3yn2oqp
Does that say, he's security aware, protects his property and cars, or that he's had problems / issues with vandalism etc.
thetapeworm said:
I'd be more concerned about dealing with someone who has a sword in the living room.
Yep, go to view it, and when they do the old "I'll leave you to have a look around yourself" bit, check under the bed for a baseball bat/guns, if you find them, steer clear.Edited by Carl_Spackler on Thursday 20th May 13:11
GuinnessMK said:
If you were looking to buy, would it be a positive or a negative?
For example, this house http://tinyurl.com/26jrvtm
Looks nice, but has a massive dome camera hanging from the side of the front elevation.
and round the back, there looks to be a camera covering the area in front of the garage. Mounted on a black pole on the left end of the garage.
http://tinyurl.com/3yn2oqp
Does that say, he's security aware, protects his property and cars, or that he's had problems / issues with vandalism etc.
Huge positive, as I have bikes in my garage. For example, this house http://tinyurl.com/26jrvtm
Looks nice, but has a massive dome camera hanging from the side of the front elevation.
and round the back, there looks to be a camera covering the area in front of the garage. Mounted on a black pole on the left end of the garage.
http://tinyurl.com/3yn2oqp
Does that say, he's security aware, protects his property and cars, or that he's had problems / issues with vandalism etc.
I've often thought about doing this myself, not because i live in a rough area, but because pikeys prefer robbing from nicer areas as there's more to steal and they're less likely to get their legs broken if caught.
Living just down the road from there I can't imagine they've had much in the way of antisocial behaviour. Brompton isn't really that sort of place.
Perhaps the owner has something very valuable in the house. Or is a nutter.
The other possibility is that they've been robbed by scrotes from up north, the A1 (and a quick getaway) is only a few hundred yards away.
Not a great location within the village though.....
Perhaps the owner has something very valuable in the house. Or is a nutter.
The other possibility is that they've been robbed by scrotes from up north, the A1 (and a quick getaway) is only a few hundred yards away.
Not a great location within the village though.....
Edited by Mark Benson on Thursday 20th May 14:03
I'm currently selling the stuff, and we're working with some neighbor hood watch schemes that are installing cameras on their residents properties to monitor certain groups of people (known pikeys).
Also, there isn't anything wrong with being cautious when you have a property. Maybe the house has some sentimental valuables that can't be replaced (hence insurance isn't good enough?).
In my opinion, it would be foolish to discount a house without even asking the question as there are many potential (non-sinister) reasons! And you can always pull down if you move in!
Good luck with the house!
Cheers
The Moose
Also, there isn't anything wrong with being cautious when you have a property. Maybe the house has some sentimental valuables that can't be replaced (hence insurance isn't good enough?).
In my opinion, it would be foolish to discount a house without even asking the question as there are many potential (non-sinister) reasons! And you can always pull down if you move in!
Good luck with the house!
Cheers
The Moose
is he back ?It might not be for any particular reason other than geekiness.
I know a number of chaps in my industry (Broadcast TV) who've got all singing, all dancing CCTV systems installed, some of whom have done the installation themselves. These are systems that they can watch remotely on the web, with off-site recording, etc. It's not unusual to find the guys sitting watching their houses, rather than doing any work.
Don't know if it's the wife they are watching (!), but I'm not aware that they live in particularly troubled areas.
I know a number of chaps in my industry (Broadcast TV) who've got all singing, all dancing CCTV systems installed, some of whom have done the installation themselves. These are systems that they can watch remotely on the web, with off-site recording, etc. It's not unusual to find the guys sitting watching their houses, rather than doing any work.
Don't know if it's the wife they are watching (!), but I'm not aware that they live in particularly troubled areas.
Hmmm - could be geekiness, but it would possibly make me look a little closer.
Can't see an obvious intruder alarm system fitted - and sometimes making a noise in a confined area like that would be very useful.
Also, I know that they sometimes build "character" into new builds, but I'm not sure about the "bricked up window" effect - have seen that on a few apartment building near me recently, I guess trying to build "history" into the construction - nice idea, but not sure it works for me.
Can't see an obvious intruder alarm system fitted - and sometimes making a noise in a confined area like that would be very useful.
Also, I know that they sometimes build "character" into new builds, but I'm not sure about the "bricked up window" effect - have seen that on a few apartment building near me recently, I guess trying to build "history" into the construction - nice idea, but not sure it works for me.
Annoyingly the thieving scroat type has a tendency to follow the road network to nice quite commuter villages as there are potentially better pickings. So a good alarm system and CCTV may just be a good way of ensuring that the thieving scroat type drives on a shade further before chancing a break in. I'd still ask about the house as if it has been burgled too recently you may get the post insurance payout revisit, after all brand new kit is worth a bit more.
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