Vacant Property Security
West Midlands

Empty buildings are significantly more vulnerable to break-ins, vandalism, fly-tipping, and arson. Most commercial insurers also require regular evidenced inspections of vacant premises — failure to comply can invalidate your policy entirely.

Most insurers require evidenced internal and external inspections every 7 days as a condition of cover for unoccupied commercial premises — confirm the exact interval in your policy. Risk Secured schedules visits to match the insurer's requirement and provides exportable evidence for every visit via DOB·Live.

Yes. All inspection activity is logged via DOB·Live with timestamped entries, officer notes, and photographic evidence — instantly exportable in a format accepted by commercial insurers and solicitors.

Evidenced inspection visits are charged per visit. Alarm response and keyholding are on a monthly retainer. Pricing is open-book and depends on visit frequency and location. Request a same-day quote.

Missing inspection records can invalidate cover entirely. Risk Secured can begin evidenced inspections immediately and provide a documented record from the first visit.

Yes — rapid mobilisation for insolvency practitioners with a full evidenced audit trail from day one.

Yes. Managing agents and asset managers with multiple void properties across the West Midlands can have all sites covered under a single contract with consolidated DOB·Live reporting across the portfolio.

Yes — most vacant property insurance policies require inspections at defined intervals, commonly every 7 or 14 days, sometimes more frequently for higher-risk properties. The exact requirement depends on your insurer and policy terms. Risk Secured can match any inspection frequency specified in your policy, and every visit is evidenced with timestamped photographs and a signed DOB·Live report you can provide directly to your insurer or loss adjuster.

The cheapest approach is usually a combination of physical security — door and window boarding, lock changes — with regular evidenced inspections. CCTV tower hire adds a layer of deterrence and evidence without a permanent on-site guard. Static guarding is warranted for higher-risk sites or where there is an active threat. We'll recommend only what the risk profile genuinely requires — see our guide to ethical security procurement for how we approach this.

Yes. Vacant properties attract both. Regular inspection visits deter squatters by maintaining an active presence; any signs of unauthorised entry are reported immediately and documented for legal use. For fly-tipping, we can deploy CCTV towers with ANPR capability — the same system used in our Critical Intervention service — to monitor access points and build an evidence package for Environment Agency or local authority action.