Smoke detectors must be fitted in all rented

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People living in social housing will be safer in their homes under new rules that will mean smoke alarms must be fitted in all rented accommodation, Housing Minister Eddie Hughes MP announced today (23 November 2021).

Today’s announcement means housing providers are required by law to install smoke alarms in all social housing, and carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in social and private rented properties with fixed appliances such as gas boilers or fires.

The regulation changes will also require:

• Carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted when new appliances such as gas boilers or fires are installed in any home.
• Landlords and housing providers in social and private rented sectors repair or replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms once they’re told they are faulty.

The reforms follow a commitment in the Social Housing White Paper published last year. The White Paper set out proposals for wide-ranging reforms of the social housing sector, which will drive up standards, including giving tenants a straightforward way to raise concerns and providing the regulator with stronger powers to take enforcement action.

The cost of the new requirements to install and maintain alarms will fall to property owners. Further commentary on the announcement can be found on the UK Government website.

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