Home Callers and Visitors

If you are selling your home, don’t show people around on your own. Ask your estate agent to send a representative with anyone who wants to view your house.

You should, of course, be extremely careful about letting people into your home if you do not know them particularly well. If you do, but start to feel uneasy or threatened, don’t hesitate to leave yourself. Make an excuse and go to a neighbour or a friend and ask them to come back with you or call the police.

Always make sure that visitors are who they say they are. If they say they are from the police, gas or electricity company, ask to see their identity card. Check it by ringing their local office. Don’t use a number on their card but look it up in the phone book.

If you are blind, partially sighted, or have difficulty moving about, you can arrange to have your meters read at an agreed time,
by a named person. When they call, the meter reader will give their
name or an agreed password. If you are worried ring the police.

Don’t let the caller stop you doing these things by saying he or she is in a hurry. A genuine caller won’t mind waiting outside with the door closed while you ring. Remember to keep the door chain on until you are sure your caller is genuine.