u/AncientTour7

What would be effective and cheapest way to do this? I’m not concerned about people breaking in to steal, I’m more worried about entering my house to find someone hiding there.

From inside I can use a physical bolt, but not sure what to do when I’m out.

A ring doorbell (or better, security camera placed in window - out of reach - would be one floor above) that notifies my phone with recording when anyone is nearby would be perfect, but am hoping to avoid subscription costs. Also not sure if videos are stored on my phone or on the cloud, I don’t have enough storage to host videos.

Front door is the only entrance. I’m in the UK.

What’s the difference between non-molestation order, domestic abuse order, and domestic violence order?

What sort of evidence would be needed, outside of excessive texts/calls?

Do you have to prove specifically stalking/harassing, or can any crime against you be enough (eg, sexual assault), or controlling behaviours?

What sort of situation would be a good idea to apply (excluding the obvious cases of excessive calls/texts/stalking that you can’t stop yourself)? Especially if haven’t yet broken up, so not 100% sure if behaviour will be better or worse after breaking up and stating no contact.