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  Safety Regulations

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988

It is an offence to let out a property containing furniture and furnishings that do not comply with the furniture and furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. If any property is found not to comply, the landlord could face up to six months imprisonment and / or fines of up to £5,000.

  Further Regulations

1. THE GAS SAFETY (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994

The regulations place a duty on landlords to maintain all gas appliances in their property through annual inspections and safety checks which must be carried out by a registered CORGI engineer. As with the Fire Regulation, non compliance with the Gas Safety Regulations could result in a fine or imprisonment.

2. THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (Safety) Regulations 1994

The regulations apply to any electrical equipment between 50 and 1000 volts a/c and require that the apparatus must be safe and tested regularly.

3. SMOKE DETECTORS ACT 1991

The Department of Environment introduced new regulations which require any new building (built after June 1992) to have smoke detectors installed. If your property was built after this date mains operated smoke detectors must be fitted on each floor.