Which lock cylinder is best for a holiday let?

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The best option is a security cylinder with a protected key, the kind where copies can only be ordered with its card. That way nobody can have a copy made on their own during their stay.

A holiday let has lots of people through it each year and keys come and go. It is normal for one to get lost or not come back. With a protected key you know how many there are, and if one is missing, the cylinder is changed and that is that.

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It is not compulsory, but it is the most advisable thing: you do not know how many copies there are or who has them. With a new cylinder, only you have a key. Read the full answer

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