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The previous owners of the property have removed a couple of them and the remaining ones have either been damaged or damaged the frames due to the doors been wedged open. When I was sourcing new ones from the local builder’s merchants I was told you no longer have to install them to fire doors when you do a loft conversion so long as you install linked smoke alarms to all floors, which we have. The main reason I would like not to have to replace them is the risk of kids or getting their fingers caught by the doors as they close. But if they have to stay they have to stay.

Hello We recently acquired a house in Wales which we intend to let as a holiday home it has a loft conversion which was completed and got building regs approval about 7 years ago. When it was done the doors on all of the rooms off of the staircase which are fire doors were fitted with perko style door closers. Can I remove them or do they need to be retained.?