Removal of Fire Safety Equipment

I rent out two flats, a one bed and a three bed, all originally signed off and certified by Building Control.

Additional FD30 Firedoors, Emergency lighting, smoke and heat detection (Grade D), Fire Extinguishers and Fire blanket were installed in each flat, Lacors was followed for the install, and FRA's performed by a competent company.

This was in preparation for the property to be Licenced and run as 2x small HMOs.

However - the flats were never licenced and have been let as single lets.

As single lets - it has become quite disruptive to their quiet enjoyment, with a constant round of Testing and Certifying - with Engineers at regular intervals trudging though the flat.

The FRA judged the Risk as 'Trivial'.

As the properties are not in fact HMOs, all the extra Fire Equipment is not required.

I would like to return the flat to how it would have been, if it had been a single let originally, this will involve removing the emergency Lighting, fire extinguishers, and door closers.

I understand I cannot simply leave Fire Equipment installed if it does not get its periodic service/inspection.

I have spoken to the FRA company about doing this - but they shy away from agreeing that this could be done - however - I feel on the balance - all the unnecessary Fire Safety equipmentis intrusive to the tenants lives.

Each bedroom room will retain a smoke detector, which is over and above what is required, flat doors to communal areas will however remain as FD30 with inspecting interval at every 3 months, and with Fire blanket and heat detector in each kitchen

Interested to know if others on here know of similar circumstances or have experience they can share.