Do you change the locks/front door/ toilet seat when you move house?

We did change the front door - it was one of my list of things of things that needed sorting - front door, hideous wallpaper and bathroom all needed to go.
So I guess we've actually done the lock, door and loo seat!
I wouldnt typically do the door or loo seat tho!

Locks absolutely yes.
Toilet seat only once when I moved into a place where an old man had been living. He had a padded toilet seat which was split in numerous places and absolutely stunk of urine 😖
If its just a normal seat then I'd just clean it.

No on all three. Under covenants so can't change door, trust sellers so why change locks (and who would risk returning to a house they had just sold, their solicitor has all their id info) and loo seat - why?

I did rip out a carpet the same day once though as it stunk of dog wee!

We bought a renovation property. The previous tenants knocked on as they ‘ordered a parcel to the wrong address’. Ex- tenant went on to tell the work man she ‘liked what we had done with the place’. He rang to tell us as all the work was at the back of the house that you could not see unless you came through the front door and porch 🤔 we definitely think they’d been in for a look around!

No I always buy new build properties.

This has literally never occurred to me or DH.

We have owned 3 houses together and before that a flat each.

We changed the locks, but stupidly we forgot to change the toilet seat. Sadly within a week we all got severe arse disease and died.

Locks yes. Toilet seats yes. Also carpets.

Yes, locks and loo seats.

I remember listening. To friend of my parents describe how he popped into his previous house to collect the post! He was flabbergasted that the new owners shouted at him for letting himself in😂. It was only the front porch!!!!!

I think the maniac did it several times before he got caught

Never changed locks in 40 years, and several houses! Perhaps we should.......bit late now though. We've been here for 20 years.

Yes to change locks, front and back if there is a back door - it's very simple to do yourself, but get copies right away to keep at work/friends house etc as i have discovered that emergency locksmiths are very expensive!

I didn't change the toilet seat, gave it a squirt of bleach and got another few years out of it!

When I was a kid me and my single mum moved into a house and she changed the locks. She told me that shortly after that the previous owner had tried to let himself in coming home drunk from the pub. She didn't tell me until later, but I did wonder what would have happened.

I didn’t change anything although in hindsight changing the locks makes sense. I wouldn’t have a clue how to go about doing that though.

I always change the locks on day one. I get any carpets that are staying professionally cleaned.

Everything that I will use gets a very thorough deep clean. When I bought an older house i had to wait a few months before I replaced bathrooms and kitchens. I didn’t enjoy using the bathrooms - and could veneer bring myself to have a bath😂

You can change the barrel in a rental and just replace it after.

i change them between tenants, and tell them one done so, but totally understand if they want to change them also.

Yes to changing locks. I will be changing the front door when we move in a few days but that is because it needs replacing. No to toilet seats.

Changing locks is a simple and worthwhile task which anyone with very basis DIY tools & skills can carry out.
As PP's have said, how many keys are out there?
Very rarely is it necessary to replace the whole lock (only on the case of a mortice) and instead the lock barrel/euro cylinder can be replaced with a new one which can be bought from the likes of Screwfix etc. Even replacing a mortice lock like for like is a simple enough task.
New barrels/cylinders usually come with multiple keys so your spares are sorted.

Toilet seat?
No but it would be given a REALLY good clean (as would the whole bathroom, sinks etc).

No never, but I've never bought a house. Living in rentals they aren't your locks I suppose.

Locks absolutely after my last move when I didn’t change them because it was old doors we would be changing fairly soon. But then I kept smelling strange smells when I came home and it turned out the prev owner was letting themselves in to see what we were doing.

I have changed the barrel of a Yale lock, but not a Chubb. I have changed a toilet seat, but only because I didn't like it. And I would only change the front door if I didn't like it (eg replace a plasticky one with a traditional wood door).

Always change the locks back and front doors. Also change all the loo seats. It’s expensive but worth it. I also deal with commercial property and the first thing I do.? Get all the locks changed!

Locks: definitely a 'yes' to that.
Toilet seat: no if it's in good condition, wash, disinfect with bleach.