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Home safety & security

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Making you safer, free of charge

Our free HandyVan service has fitted security and safety measures like door chains, smoke alarms in thousands of homes across the UK. They also do small repairs and minor adaptations.

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Crime prevention

How to protect yourself inside and outside, including scams, identity theft and what to do if you are affected by crime.

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Bogus callers

Bogus callers trick their way into people’s homes to steal money and valuables. Follow our advice and stay safe when people call.

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Home safety

Simple steps to staying safe

Electric blankets cause more than 5‚000 house fires a year and gas and fire can quickly kill. Here's how to stay safe:

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Preparing for bad weather

How to prepare your home for a winter freeze and stormy weather.

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Noise and neighbour nuisance

How to deal with anti-social behaviour in housing and how the law sees it.

 

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Age UK Advice:
0800 169 6565
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Stairlifts

Choose from a specially selected range of stairlifts and regain the pleasure of using the stairs whenever it suits you.

Caring for a parent in later life

Caring for a parent in later life

This guide explains the transition our parents may undergo when they reach a certain age and how to deal with these age elated issues.

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We are grateful for the generous support of Dr Naim Dangoor OBE and The Exilarch's Foundation

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