Buy to Let Landlords Flouting Fire and Gas Safety Laws

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...

Check Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Alarms – England Only

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...

The Draft Smoke And CO Alarm Proposals

by guildy | 30 Mar 2015 | Fire Safety, New Legislation, News, Smoke and CO Regs

This article no longer applies as these regulations have been published and brought into force in England. Please see this article for full details of the final regs. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 contain the draft proposals which will...

All Private Rented Homes To Have Fire Alarms Fitted

by guildy | 13 Mar 2015 | Fire Safety, New Legislation, News

Landlords will have to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all private rented homes under a new law proposed by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis. He will put the new regulations before Parliament within weeks – and they are expected to become law from October...

Smoke Alarms

by 1476 | 27 Oct 2012 | Members Questions

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