What is CCTV Monitoring?
If you miss the notification of unusual activity on your home CCTV cameras, then what happens next? Many people rely on neighbours or passers-by to raise an alert, but they may only notice once the break-in has occurred, meaning your valuables have already been stolen.
With Homewatch monitoring your CCTV system, you will have 24/7 professional monitoring of your system remotely via our in-house Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC). This means we can take action as soon as someone enters your home or garden. The monitoring centre will issue an audio response to the intruder, send out our Rapid Response Unit or contact the police on your behalf, to ensure full protection of your home.
About Our Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC)
Own Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) is completely in-house and fully NSI Gold accredited, operating to BS5979 category II standards. We are approachable, honest, transparent, provide excellent customer service and are proud to be offering the most superior service in the security monitoring industry. We want you to feel in control of your home security, so our ARC will always be on hand if needed and can provide details on any activity trigger.
4 Benefits of Monitored Home CCTV Systems
Improved Security
Improve your household protection against theft and burglary with 24/7 security monitoring.
Rapid Response
Receive a quick and efficient response to any unusual activity via remote monitoring.
Less Stress
Eliminate the need to keep checking your CCTV or relying on neighbours to watch your home.
Peace of Mind
Have complete peace of mind that action will be automatically taken if activity is triggered.
Can a Monitored CCTV System Benefit My Home?
A monitored CCTV system can be extremely beneficial for your home security as well as the safety and protection of your loved ones.
Not only do CCTV cameras deterrent potential intruders, but they can also help to reduce insurance premiums (dependent on provider), due to the increased security.
A monitored CCTV system can bring great peace of mind, knowing that your home is being monitored for unusual activity, break-ins and any potential faults 24 hours a day, 365 years a year.
How Does Home CCTV Monitoring Work?
When your CCTV system detects an intrusion, these are the steps that occur when your system is monitored:
1. Your CCTV security system detects activity and an intrusion.
2. The signal from your security system is received by our Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) and sent to our control room.
3. Depending on your household CCTV settings, our Monitoring Centre Operatives will contact you directly if activity occurred when it is likely your household is home, to check if the activation was a false alarm.
4. If set to that you are away from your property, or it is within non-waking hours, then our Monitoring Centre Operatives will check your live CCTV footage to verify an intruder. They will call an immediate police response, issue an audio response as well as contact the nominated contact of your household.
Monitoring & Maintenance from only £24.99/month
Our monitoring and maintenance package starts at just £24.99 per month. Have peace of mind that if any activity is detected, you will always get a quick response whether that’s a phone call to check for a false alarm or the police. Regular maintenance checks of your home CCTV system are also carried out to make sure it is always in working order.
Get a Free, No Obligation Quote for Your Home Today
Our local surveyor will then arrange a home survey at your convenience. We’ll talk through your needs and what level of security you’re trying to achieve, and survey your property. We’ll then put together a no obligation, no hassle quotation tailored to your home and your needs.
Alternatively, if you’d like to speak to one of our home security experts please don’t hesitate to call us on 0333 034 3955.
FAQs
It is not necessary to have your home CCTV system monitored, however, it is recommended if you wish to improve your home security, especially when away from your home. This is because, with 24/7 monitoring, no suspicious activity will go unnoticed, giving you total peace of mind.
CCTV monitoring for homes can actually be very affordable. At Homewatch, our monitoring and maintenance contracts start at £24.99 per month.
Our expert team of hand-picked monitoring operatives will be monitoring your home CCTV system around the clock. They have vast experience monitoring all types of home systems, including CCTV, and are highly trained to respond quickly and effectively to every activation.
The main benefit of CCTV monitoring is that no CCTV activation goes unnoticed! Whether it is the middle of the night, or whilst you are on holiday, you can have peace of mind that we are looking out for your property.
Yes, we can monitor an existing CCTV system even if we didn’t initially install it.