- Written by: Graham Norwood
Mandatory smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms will be introduced to private rented sector properties in Northern Ireland. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, which causes over 4,000 A&E visits and 440 hospital admissions a year in England alone. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into force on October 1 - just two months from today. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Rental and other households should replace optical smoke alarms every 12 years unless manufacturers recommend otherwise, according to a study by the Building Research Establishment. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has been urged to backtrack on proposals for letting agents to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on day one of every tenancy. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Almost 40 per cent of battery-powered smoke alarms failed to activate in residential fires in England in the past year – a level virtually unchanged in nearly a decade, the Local Government Association has revealed. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of just £600. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather approaches, and as part of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month which runs throughout November. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector - although it does not suggest any likely change in the current regulations. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four in five unaware that it is their responsibility - and not their landlord’s or agent’s - to provide one. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Letting Agent Today has been contacted by the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring - the trade association for gas detection experts - seeking to put across a full explanation and context of how carbon monoxide issues may impact ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A private landlord has been fined by a London magistrates court for poor and potentially dangerous housing conditions. ...
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