A key safe is a secure box fitted to the outside of your property that stores a spare key. Anyone you give the code to can access your home without you having to answer the door.
Key safes can be particularly helpful for:
- Family members and friends
- Carers and support workers
- Emergency services
- People returning home from hospital
- Anyone who finds it difficult to get to the door
We fit around 1,200 key safes every year across Edinburgh, so you can be confident your installation is in experienced hands.
Our C500 key safes are Police Preferred Specification approved, giving you added peace of mind.
What Does It Cost?
We supply and fit our most popular C500 key safe with privacy cover for a fixed fee of £95 (including VAT). We charge an additional £4.00 in areas where parking charges are enforced.
The privacy cover helps prevent unauthorised code changes and protects the code mechanism from view when the key safe is open.
Free Key Safe Installation May Be Available
Funding may be available to cover the cost of a key safe if you receive:
- Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit), or
- Universal Credit (UC) with the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) element
Please note: Universal Credit on its own does not qualify. You must be receiving the LCWRA element as part of your Universal Credit award.
How to Provide Proof
You can provide proof by sending:
- A screenshot or photograph from your Universal Credit journal showing the LCWRA element.
- A recent Universal Credit award letter showing the LCWRA element.
- A Pension Credit award letter.
- Recent official DWP correspondence confirming entitlement.
The recipient’s name and qualifying benefit must be shown on the same document.
If you’re unsure what evidence to provide, we’re happy to help. Contact us at reception@cre.scot.
Important Information
- If you live in a communal building, it is your responsibility to ensure that all owners and occupants who may be affected are informed and agree to the installation of a key safe in a communal area.
- Care & Repair Edinburgh is not responsible for obtaining permission or agreement from other residents.
- If you do not own your home, please notify your landlord before arranging installation.
What does it cost?
We fit key safes for a fixed fee including supplying and fitting. The fee for our most common C500 key safe with privacy cover is £95 (inc VAT). The privacy cover, hides the code changing mechanism to stop anyone with the code from making unauthorised code changes - keeping you in complete control. The privacy cover will also stop anyone from viewing the code should your key safe be left open for any reason.
If you do not own your home, please let your landlord know about the key safe installation.
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