London Pimlico Security Key Holding

Imperial Security provides key holding for businesses, landlords and residential blocks across Pimlico, giving alarm companies, managing agents and staff a licensed local guard to call instead of a director or caretaker at 3am. We hold keys for shops and offices along Warwick Way and Tachbrook Street, hotels on Belgrave Road and St George's Drive, and residential blocks and estates throughout the area's conservation squares.

Our guards respond to activations, carry out lock and unlock visits and let in authorised contractors or deliveries, all logged and reported back to whoever holds the account.

Nearly all of Pimlico sits inside one of four conservation areas, and more than nine in ten homes here are flats rather than houses, split between grand stucco terraces around squares such as Warwick and Eccleston and large estates like Dolphin Square and the Tachbrook Estate. That pattern means a single freeholder or managing agent is often responsible for dozens of individual leaseholders and their alarm systems, and Westminster City Council requires a locally available keyholder for every audible alarm, with the council able to force entry and re-secure a property if it runs unattended for more than an hour. A key holding contract gives that block, office or shop a guard who can actually reach the door within the timeframe the council and insurers expect.

Whether you manage a boutique hotel, a retail unit, a corporate office or a residential block, we tailor the service to how your building is actually run, including who can authorise access and what should happen before we call you rather than the emergency services. Every visit and callout is written up and shared, so you have a clear record for insurers, freeholders or your own board.

7 Day Rolling Contract

No hidden fees, hassle free, Flexible. Not locked into a long-term contract. Easy to scale up or down

Sector Specific Experience

Each security guard is selected based on experience relevant to that specific sector

Street Wise & Vigilant

Local, street-smart expertly trained to protect & deter threats. Confident & observant

Pimlico's dense flatted stock and conservation status mean buildings are managed carefully but not always staffed, which is where most key holding enquiries start.

No one available to answer an alarm

Westminster requires a locally available keyholder for every audible alarm and can force entry after an hour if no one responds. We become that named keyholder and attend within the required timeframe.

Shared entrances in converted buildings

Many Pimlico terraces are split into several flats behind one street door, so an alarm or access issue can affect multiple leaseholders at once. We check the whole building, not just the flat in question.

Vacant units during refurbishment

Flats and shop units between tenancies sit empty for weeks in a conservation area where external changes are restricted, making them a target for opportunist entry. We add them to scheduled checks until they are re-let.

Out of hours deliveries and contractors

Hotels and larger estates regularly need someone to admit a contractor or delivery outside normal hours without handing out a permanent key. We provide access under your instruction and log every visit.