In “You Need Security Measures But You Don’t Want Your Home to Feel Like a Prison” (Financial Times, 14 March 2025), Brittney Blair comments on the increasing call for physical security assessments and built-environment investigations of super-prime homes by individuals and families looking to pre-empt any dangers inherent in the home’s location and construction. As security climbs to the top of considerations for the world’s wealthiest house-hunters, Brittney—a certified crime prevention through environmental design, or CPTED, professional—offers ever more bespoke strategies for concerned clients. She notes: “C-suite individuals have a new, heightened sense around their security. You need security measures but you don’t want your home to feel like a maximum-security prison.”
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