Landlords

Hi, I just moved into a room in a shared house and noticed that I cannot lock my room door from the inside. After asking my land lady she explained to me that due to fire regulations she is not allowed to have locks on the inside of the door. I am wondering if this is correct as I am living in a shared house with males and ‘strangers’ and I think this would pose a security and safety risk. I have done a bit of research and I can find some evidence to say that as long as the door is not locked with a key it should be okay. But I need solid evidence from the correct legislation. I asked my landlord for the papers that prove that I am not allowed to lock the door from insi…

Hello, I am planning to rent my house fully furnished and understand that my furnishings must fire safety compliant. I am leaving both my sofa and armchair however in preparation for renting, I've noticed that my sofa's fire safety label isn't there. The sofa and armchair are part of a set and the armchair label is still there (although hanging my a thread). Is it possible to get replacement fire safety labels? Does this missing label from the sofa mean I cannot leave the sofa? Any advice kindly received. SB

I am being asked to manage a shared house with four tenants (two singles and a one couple sharing) in three bedrooms over thee storeys. I would appreciate it if you could confirm what fire safety precautions i need to implement to ensure the house and landlord are compliant , to include smoke alarms/signage/emergency lighting/extinguishers ect. Any advice would be appreciated as there is so much information out there, its getting confusing. Thanks Rachel

Hi, I have recently recieved a letter from my landlord stating that they have inspected the house and deemed it to be in non compliance with fire safety regulations. They have subsequently enlised the help of 3rd party contractors to come and remove personal belongings such as bikes and shoe racks from the home. Is this allowed as I do not recall anyone attending an inspection and furthermore this is a house rather than a flat. In addition to this the so called inspector didn't even realise that the housing association has left the upstairs fire alarm in a state of disrepair.

Hello We have 2 emergency lights in our office which I assumed the landlord was looking after. The landlord has now been in touch to say we need to look after the emergency lighting. It seems that by law we only need emergency lighting if there is a serious risk present in the event of loss of power. I don't believe there to be a risk and so don't feel there is a need for the lights. Can I leave the lights in the office untested or do I need to remove them? Many thanks Tom

i want to report someone for not displaying fire safety instructions or having any fire extinguishers at hand in an apartment block i just moved out of, im not sure if your the right people to contact if not could you point me in the right direction. Also not carrying out carbon monoxide tests annually on the boilers.

We are renting a warehouse space for a short 3month period. Does the owner of the premises have to provide us with a working fire alram for the building?

I just moved in into a new development. The landlord is still finishing off construction works. Many things are not okay yet. My concern is that in case of emergency to escape the building there is only one entrance door to the building and it can be operated only by key lock at the moment. So if I forget to take my key with me in case of fire then I cant escape the building. I want to know is this okay for my landlord to act like this and let people move in when the most important basic building requirements are not in a proper order?

Hi We have a BS5839 grade D system installed which should be tested once a week. How can i get the tenant to do this test other than standing next to him? Has

From your website I see that domestic property is exempt from the fire safety legislation. I am a resident landlord with two lodgers. As such, am I also exempt? I know that I am not an HMO and believe that I am exempt. I have carried out a fire risk assessment (very low with low hazard score) but would like to know the legal position.

I am looking on advice to re-write our fire safety policy and wondered if you have any ideas who might be able to help. I am the manager for Temporary Accommodation for homeless women with or without children, we accommodate 10 women within 5 self-contained flats. I also need to know if and what training is required for staff we are a small staff team 4 x Support Worker and 1 x Service Manager the role of Workers involves a lot of lone working. Regards Ann

Please would you advise if I need to put in fire check doors in a 5 bedroom 2 storey house. The was built approx 1900 and is let.

I am a newly trained Fire Risk Assessment provider and landlord. I was surprised to find that insurance companies providing landlord insurance do not regard fire safety as statutory legal requirement in this country. Is that correct I thought the RRO 2005 meant there was a legal requirement? Please advise.

I rent a property to a tenant who has started to use a tumble dryer appliance in an upstairs room which was originally inteneded for use as a bedroon/living room. The room has wooden floors and the tenant is using it a s utility room to operate the tumble dryer and dry laundry. The dryer has a flexible plastic vent and is hung out of a velux window when in use, power sockets are mounted at floor level and the smoke detector for the house is mounted downstairs form this room. Can you give me some advice on how to help the tenant to make this sisutation safe if it is indeed unafe.