Things You Need To Consider When You Own A Vacant Building
If you are a landlord of a vacant building, there is still a risk of fire breaking out within it, and you need to carry out a landlord fire risk assessment in order to ensure that you have everything as secure as possible and that your building does not present a threat to others either […]
Fire Alarm Systems: What You Need To Know
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that all non-domestic premises, with a few exceptions, in England and Wales, have an appropriate fire detection system so that anyone in the building can be warned if a fire should break out, and have time enough to escape. All businesses where there are high risk activities […]
What You Need To Know About Fire Safety As A Landlord Of An HMO
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Act 2005 confers certain liabilities upon employers in non-domestic properties, not the least of which is the requirement to undertake a fire risk assessment of the workplace and take any necessary steps as a result. However, you also have liabilities if you are not an employer but a landlord of […]
What You Need To Know About Fire Risk As An HMO Landlord
As a landlord, whether you own one buy-to-let, HMOs, or flats, you have several legal liabilities, especially where the safety of your tenants is concerned. This is particularly the case with fire safety, and in the case of an HMO, the regulations can be more complicated and more expensive to implement. The definition of an […]