Private

Whether an individual landlord or under the control of a property management company there is a duty of care to the fire safety of the property and, more importantly, the tenants.  There is a minimum requirement for electrical safety (fixed wiring and portable appliances), smoke detection, carbon monoxide detection and fire fighting equipment and their annual maintenance. 

HMO

Landlords of houses or flats, occupied by 3 or more unrelated tenants must provide a fire risk assessment, adequate fire precautions and escape routes. These systems must be annually maintained irrespective of local council inspection.

HMO’s require adequate means for detecting fire, means for fighting the fire, escape and ensuring that the escape is available at all times. Adequate signage and recording methods must also be included within the property. Fire resistance to areas leading onto escape routes must also be provided. Domestic sprinklers may need to be considered dependent upon particular circumstances.

HMO Sprinkler Installations

As a relaxation against requiring an independent means of escape per landing many double-upper property owners/ agents are finding themselves having to install sprinklers at the request of the Local Fire Authority.  Other property types which fall under HMO Licencing due to their residential use also reqire sprikler installations.  Our experience in HMO sprinkler installations range from small partial systems to solve an inner room issue to a numerous variety and type of double-uppers plus five-storey Grade A listed townhouse properties being used as a hostel.

Services

Fire Prevention can undertake all works to ensure that your property is fully compliant under any licensing and civic government acts. We can maintain all of these systems to ensure the safety of the landlord and tenants. We provide maintenance for all aspects of rental HMO property including PIR testing, Portable Appliance Testing, smoke alarms, carbon monoxide, fire fighting equipment and in partnership provide Gas Safe gas installers to check and certify any gas appliance within the property.