the son of the woman who used to live there used to lock her in her room for days at a time and steal to fund his drug habit - maybe I should change the doors sooner rather than later ;)

Best one is that I couldn't understand how my hedges were getting trimmed on a near weekly basis when we moved in; turns out next door neighbour had a key to the side extension to let himself round the back. I soon solved that, I knocked down the extension, and built a bigger better one now my hedge can overgrow all it wants ;)

I've not changed mine yet.
But, previous owners are lovely.

Will be changing doors soon though.

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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
I didn't change the locks, I just changed the whole doors and windows :thumbs:

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I didn't change the locks, I just changed the whole doors and windows :thumbs:

Doesnt cost much to do it for that bit of piece of mind?

Sister changed hers when she moved but only because the ex owner had split from her boyfriend & he still had a key, owned money etc

If you buy from Mary Poppins dont bother, if its some ex junkie do bother.

I have moved several times over the years, and never changed the locks, and never had any bother.

I've moved about 6 times in my 22 year lifetime and never changed the locks, lot of shite.

yes, deffo!

who knows if the previous owners have given keys out / lost keys / retained keys

Ive been advised by a mate, that you must change the locks when you move into a house.

Is he right?