DerekS

Hi, I have an interest in a semi-detached house that has been converted to four self-contained flats pre 1991. Three of the flats share an entrance into a communal hallway and the fourth flat has their own separate entrance. All four flats are rented out on Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. Currently each flat has it's own smoke alarm and there are two battery powered smoke alarms (one on each floor) in the communal entrance/hallway. Unfortunately there is no landlord electric supply and in fact the two ceiling mounted lights located in the communal area are powered from one of the flats. My question is - we want to install an interlinked fire alarm system with two smoke alarms in the communal area interlinked to a heat alarm fitted in each of the three flats that share the communal entrance. As there is no communal electric supply would we be contravening HMO Regs by fitting a battery powered RF linked fire alarm system or do we need to arrange for a landlord's electric supply to be installed and fit a hard wired interlinked system? Appreciate your view on the matter