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There may be new and stricter legal requirements on the way for private landlords with regards to carbon monoxide alarm installation...

Periodic inspections of your property are just as important for landlords as the inventory check at the start of the tenancy....

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

Gas Safety Week is an annual event, that took place 14-20 September in 2020 and aims to raise awareness of gas safety...

Over two million homes in England - that’s almost one in 10 - do not have a working smoke alarm according...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...

Following last week's announcement by the Welsh government that it plans to introduce new regulations to combat carbon monoxide poisoning, here are a...

An assembly member has welcomed the introduction of legislation for carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes in Wales. The Welsh Government says new...

Student property remains one of the most lucrative investments available to landlords, with sky-high double-digit yields currently on offer in many...

Britain has faced terrible flooding this year. Floods and other property emergency can take minutes to occur and years to remedy....

As you will undoubtedly know, it is a legal requirement to ensure your rental property has adequate smoke detectors installed.  Some landlords...

To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...

A high number of people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...

Private landlords have long been expected to keep their properties to a reasonable standard, but up until fairly recently what this...

Many people are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly if they do not have a CO alarm in their property.  UK...

Landlords are being reminded that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants ahead of Gas Safety Week. The annual event,...

Citizens Advice has called for more regulation of the private rented sector after research revealed that hundreds of thousands of tenants...

Nearly half of tenants in the UK claim to have suffered health problems and injury as a direct result of conditions...

The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will be introduced from tomorrow giving tenants the tenants the right to...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

New tenant packs designed to help landlords raise awareness of fire and carbon monoxide dangers have been launched by Aico Ltd. Aico,...

One in three Brits are at risk of from carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as they do not have a CO...

A new app has been launched to support landlords and ensure that they understand the complex landscape of residential property legislation,...

If you are planning to add to your property portfolio, it is important to ensure that the property is gas safe. Here’s...

Winter is now very definitely here and the weather is only going to get harsher, possibly a lot harsher, before spring...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

Landlord Gas Safety Certificate: How to Keep Your Tenants Safe There are plenty of safety considerations when renting out a property. Arguably,...

Landlords are being reminded this week that they are responsible for the safety of their tenants, as part of Gas Safety...

As a landlord, it goes without saying that you must keep the property you provide your tenants with safe and free...

A landlord faces prosecution after police found he had squeezed 31 beds into a very overcrowded three-bedroom house that had just...

The government has been criticised for continuing to drag its heels over taking on key recommendations made in a recent report...

Letting agents are being accused of failing tenants, after a small group of cowboy agents showed prospective tenants around mouldy properties...

As a private landlord you are bound by specific housing legislation, which provide tenants with certain basic rights. From keeping your property...

Singer Midge Ure and West End actress Carley Stenson have backed a campaign attempting to make homes in this country safer. Ure...

When it comes to rental responsibilities during a tenancy, there remains some confusion among so-called ‘accidental landlords’ when it comes to...

The government must focus on urgently improving dangerous housing conditions across the country after new figures revealed that thousands of private...

The landlord of a north London property where two men died of a suspected carbon monoxide leak on Sunday faces a...

Councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The case...

There is a lot for landlords to consider when letting a property and what is required often relates to the date...

The government’s decision to review the effectiveness of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will have an impact...

Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-irritant and therefore undetectable gas, which is why more than half of Britons would...

The Welsh government is currently seeking views on proposed regulations, made under section 94 of the act, for determining if a...

Almost a third of rental properties in the UK are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to new research. The study, carried...

Landlords are being warned of the dangers of unsafe gas appliances this Gas Safety Week. The seventh annual Gas Safety Week currently...

Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower tragedy can now gain access to an online fire safety course...

When investing in buy-to-let, you can’t always be sure when the appliances and pipe work in the property were last serviced...

A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,700 by Blackburn magistrates after failing to make improvements to his property. Despite...

Labour MP and gas safety campaigner George Howarth has tabled an early day motion (EDM) calling on landlords and social housing...

A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...

Private landlords and letting agents are failing to get to grips with several legislative changes in the private rented sector, it...

One in seven renters have broken one or more rules outlined in their tenancy agreement, while 11% of renters surveyed claimed...

No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...

Wakefield Council is clamping down on landlords that do not have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors fitted in the homes that...

Landlords are being urged to regularly check their carbon monoxide alarms or risk being fined up to £5,000, after a new...

A new version of the National Landlords Association’s (NLA) Fire Safety Logbook has been launched to help landlords protect their tenants...

Many part-time landlords across the UK are putting their tenants’ lives at risk and could face hefty fines for breaking basic...

London Mayor Boris Johnson has just announced the capital’s first boiler replacement scheme. The London Boiler Cashback Scheme is providing 6,500...

A survey has claimed that more than four in 10 tenants in house-shares could be at risk due to not having...

A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) says it is 'entirely supportive' of today's regulation change which requires landlords to install...

Tests by the Trading Standards Service have found that eight in ten Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms failed British Standards tests. The Trading...

Landlords can use the services of an inventory clerk to carry out checks of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in...

The government has confirmed that new Section 21 regulations under the Deregulation Act will come into effect on the intended date...

A charity claims there is a blind spot in the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 coming into force next month.  Electrical...

A high profile letting agent has urged politicians to lay off the private rented sector and stop overloading it with confusion. Lisa...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has raised concerns about the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015. Now...

The landlord community has hit out at government for unnecessary delays in the introduction of legislation which will make it compulsory...

New research from AXA Business Insurance has challenged the stereotype of terrible tenants and penny-pinching landlords but found there’s still room...

City of York Council is holding a “decision session” today to discuss the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents...

Two private landlords have been fined for failing to tackle sub-standard conditions in their properties after successful prosecutions by Islington Council. In...