Health & Safety Procedures

Fire Regulations

Any upholstered furniture or furnishings supplied as part of the let must conform to the relevant parts of the Furniture and Fire Safety Regulations and should be clearly marked with permanent labels certifying fire safety compliance. 

All properties should be fitted with smoke detector.

Annual Gas and Electricity

Gas

You have a legal responsibility to ensure that all the gas appliances in your property are safe, in good order and tested annually by a Corgi registered engineer. You must provide tenants with a valid gas safety certificate to demonstrate that all gas appliances have been tested as safe and this certificate must be renewed every year.

Electricity

There are a number of regulations concerned with the safety of electrical items supplied as per the property inventory. Whether new or second hand, electrical equipment should always carry the BS Kitemark standard. All electrical appliances must be tested for electrical safety on an annual basis(Portable Appliance Test). We require that electrical wiring circuits and mains boards are checked every 3 years. In January 2005 the Government introduced a new law that states that most electrical work in UK households should be carried out or at least approved by an electrical contractor.