The new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors regulations will become law on 1st October 2022 in England. There are two major changes landlords need to be aware of:-

i. Smoke alarm regulations will now apply to all tenancies. Previously, they only applied to new tenancies created post-October 2015. All tenancies – whenever created – will now need smoke and carbon monoxide alarms where appropriate.

ii. Previously, carbon monoxide alarms were only required where a tenant had the ability to burn ‘solid fuel’. Going forward, carbon monoxide detectors will be required in any room where there is a ‘fixed combustion appliance’. In simple terms, this means that oil and gas fired boilers come under the new rules together with gas fires.

Richard Culverhouse – Director – Waterford Development

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