An alternative to traditional static guards, live-in guard or house caretakers provide dedicated support and security for your vacant sites. By having a permanent presence on site, issues of vandalism, theft and disrepair due to the property being unattended are prevented.
Taking Care of your vacant property
Property caretakers provide a permanent presence on-site 24/7. As a result, they become your “eyes and ears” to quickly intervene should any issues occur with the property such as pests, mould, plumbing leaks, smoke alarms and wider property condition problems. They provide protection by occupation to deter unauthorised access whilst providing access for visitors, electricity and gas meter readings etc.
Cheaper than a security guard, more reliable than a Guardian
Property caretakers are uniformed, SIA licenced (Security Industry Authority) and fully vetted with photo-ID. Often our caretakers are drawn from the UK military Gurkhas and so have the discipline and training to deliver a full checklist of services to help our clients.
As property caretakers occupy the site and have free living accommodation, they are more cost-effective than traditional security guards on standard 168-hour weekly contracts. Unlike Guardians, however, they strictly adhere to agreed activities on-site and are continuously present while Guardians may go out to work.
Property caretakers do not occupy the property on short-term licences and so landlords have much greater flexibility to terminate contracts at short notice should security no longer be required. Some living accommodation is required together with live utilities at each property; however, this rarely demands any building works or a change of use at the site.
Trust the Security Experts at ZSS
Every live-in security guard employed by ZSS is SIA licenced (Security Industry Authority) and must undergo a thorough vetting process that includes a criminal records background check, references to verify their reliability and trustworthiness, an in-person interview with one of our security experts and rigorous training.
If you have an empty residential or commercial property and would like more information about our live-in security service for empty properties, contact ZSS today. We can help secure your vacant property.
