by guildy | 25 Sep 2018 | Energy Efficiency, Gas Safety, Granting a Tenancy, News, Smoke and CO Regs, Statistics
Buy to let landlords are ignoring fire and gas safety in millions of homes they rent out, according to a leading insurer. The insurer, AXA, claims that many landlords are breaking the law after asking 2,000 private renters about safety standards in their homes. The...
by guildy | 31 Oct 2017 | Consultation, HHSRS, New Legislation, News, Smoke and CO Regs
Buy to let and shared home landlords renting out homes in Wales face another raft of new legislation. The Welsh Government has already started a principality-wide licensing scheme and now wants landlords to complete a rental checklist covering almost 30 points for...
by guildy | 25 May 2017 | Agents, News, Smoke and CO Regs
A London council has slapped a £5,000 fixed penalty fine on a landlord only days after becoming the first local authority to adopt the new powers. Newham Council, East London, fined the landlord of a block of flats in Plaistow following a fire. An investigation...
by guildy | 23 Sep 2015 | Fire Safety, New Legislation, Smoke and CO Regs
This entry is part 8 of 11 in the series It's All Change On 1st October 2015From 1 October 2015, the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will require landlords to install smoke and CO alarms in England Not only must landlords ensure that...
by guildy | 21 Sep 2015 | Fire Safety, Granting a Tenancy, Smoke and CO Regs
This entry is part 17 of 20 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyCheck Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms – England Only From 1 October 2015 where a tenancy has been granted in England only, the dwelling must be equipped with a smoke alarm on every...
by guildy | 18 Sep 2015 | Fire Safety, Gas Safety, New Legislation, News, Repairing Obligations, Smoke and CO Regs
This entry is part 7 of 11 in the series It's All Change On 1st October 2015How To Comply With The Smoke And CO Regulations We have previously reported about the smoke and CO regulations which were initially thrown out by the House of Lords but now it seems they have...