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From this month, private tenants in Northern Ireland will have sufficient smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms installed in their homes for...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

A regional fire service says a tragic anniversary is a good opportunity for agents and landlords to remember their legal obligations...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...

A rental sector supplier claims huge numbers of tenants are extremely ignorant of the health and safety issues surrounding their rental...

The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...

A new survey of tenants suggests many know little about essential maintainance of their property, and often fail to check the...

Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...

Four people are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK every day - but 58 per cent of the population...

Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four...

A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...

The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...

A lettings sector supply company has had to amend an advertisment after a complaint about its “misleading” statement over smoke and...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...

Millions of people remain at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning despite the recent legislation aimed at protecting private tenants, a new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...

Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...

Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 - the regulations which looked in jeopardy after a...

A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...

York Council is seeking the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents and landlords in the city who are found...

Around 445,000 smoke alarms and 40,000 carbon monoxide alarms have now been issued to the 46 fire and rescue authorities in...