{"id":40432,"date":"2026-06-07T11:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/?post_type=insight&p=40432"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:18:06","slug":"high-value-homes-the-hidden-risks-of-open-source-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/uk\/insight\/high-value-homes-the-hidden-risks-of-open-source-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Value Homes: The Hidden Risks of Open-Source Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n High-Value Homes:
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\nOpen-Source Intelligence\n <\/h1>\n\t\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section section_padding_top=”pt-3″ section_padding_bottom=”pb-2″ full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”overflow-visible”][vc_row row_padding_top=”pt-4″ el_class=”overflow-visible overlapping-row”][vc_column el_class=”overlapping-column”][vc_single_image image=”40496″ img_size=”1082×439″ alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”brand-rounded-corners-right”][vc_column_text css=””]Sadly, we have seen an increase across our customer base in high\u2011value homes being targeted by organised criminal gangs, particularly when properties are placed on the market. Our Private Client teams have supported a number of clients with claims and have also made introductions to trusted, recommended suppliers to help strengthen home security.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With this issue making headlines recently, we spoke with security experts Blackstone Consultancy to find out more about this problem and to understand what customers could do to reduce the risk. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row row_padding_top=”pt-0″][vc_column]\n

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\n The Surge in Organised Burglaries in Luxury Areas\n <\/h3>\n\t\n <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text css=””]High-value properties, particularly in well-known high-income areas have become a target to organised crime gangs and since December 2025, these burglaries have become rife across The South. Burglaries are often carried out in less than 12 minutes, well before a police response can act.<\/p>\n

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\n Protecting More Than Just Your Property\n <\/h3>\n\t\n <\/div>[vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-white”]From safeguarding high-value homes and possessions to providing specialist insurance solutions for evolving security risks, our Private Clients team offers tailored cover designed around your lifestyle and circumstances.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\t
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\n Security Starts Beyond the Perimeter\n <\/h3>\n\t\n <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text css=””]Blackstone Consultancy have been engaged to advise solutions for improved technical, physical and procedural security measures around a number of these properties and reiterate that security essentially starts beyond the property\u2019s perimeter.<\/p>\n

What information is available about the property and the person living in it that might aid an intruder?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”34px”][vc_single_image image=”40443″ img_size=”Full” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”pt-0″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”40477″ img_size=”Full” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space height=”42px”]\n

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\n The Growing Threat of Online Information\n <\/h3>\n\t\n <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text css=””]In recent news, an Albanian gang was caught by police and now faces prosecution for a slew of million-pound residential robberies which they executed with the help of floor plans, photographs and other information garnered from Rightmove. This merely skims the surface of the ocean of online information that intruders and other criminals have access to and will use to their advantage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”pt-0″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space]\n
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\n How Criminals Build a Picture of Your Life\n <\/h3>\n\t\n <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text css=””]Social media has made it easier than ever to find out personal information like who lives where, their habits and their routines.<\/p>\n