Secure expensive garden furniture, like this set from Lakeland

Make sure your garden is as secure as your house this summer. The clocks go forward at midnight on Sunday to signal the British summer but it also marks the peak time for green fingered thieves. Garden theft increased by 63% last year, with valuable garden furniture, tools, barbecues and garden ornaments top of the intruder’s lists.

Halifax Home Insurance recommends to take steps now to make life difficult for would-be thieves, ensure your garden is secure and that any valuable garden equipment is locked away at the end of the day.