CCTV systems are a very popular way of securing business premises and also residential properties. With an IP camera often costing less than £40, it is often seen as an must have security device.

When recording using a CCTV system, outside of your property it is important that you are aware of the rules and regulations.

Firstly you need to ensure that the recordings are only showing your property, if you catch the edge of someone else drive then that may not be a major issue but if your camera is pointing across to view their front door then you are likely to receive complaints.

Having signage up usually helps to eliminate the complaints as people are made aware that they are being recorded on your property. You should ensure that you regularly go through the footage and delete recordings that are unnecessary to keep.

Recorded footage may be useful to the police or in court if a crime is committed which is caught on camera, but you need to make sure that the footage is of good quality and has a time and date stamp on it to make it useful to them.