Safety in the home

1. Safety in the home

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• HHSRS (discussed previously) is the primary
legislation relating to health and safety but there
are other obligations
• Landlords/agents should carry out regular
inspections (be guided by insurance provider
requirements)
• Landlords/agents should devise or adopt a risk
assessment check list
• Keep all records or communication and as a
basic requirement keep a diary of actions
Ignore this titleHow to ensure safety in the home

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• From 1st October 2015 new obligation on
landlords
• Requirement to provide smoke alarm on every
habitable floor of property
• Must be tested at start of tenancy (battery
operated acceptable)
• Carbon monoxide reader in ‘high risk’ rooms
such as those with solid fuel systems
• Civil penalty for non-compliance
Ignore this titleSmoke alarms and carbon monoxide

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• Landlords must maintain all gas
appliances (and flues serving them)
• Annual safety check by Gas Safe
registered engineer
• Certificate to be given to new tenants
before they move in
• Certificate to be given to existing
tenants within 28 days
• Failure to comply is a criminal offence
Ignore this titleGas safety

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• Currently no regulations except in
HMOs
• Housing and Planning Act 2016
gave powers to produce
regulations for all PRS
• Enactment impending to implement
5 yearly electrical condition reports
to all PRS with visual checks on
change over of tenant
Ignore this titleElectrical safety

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• Premises that are ‘open to the
public’ are required to be smoke
free
• For tenants that rent a room only,
smoking will only be permitted in
their individual room
• Landlord must put up no smoking
signs in communal areas
Ignore this titleSmoking