Smoke alarms in HMO requirements

[Andy78]

You need to verify if the property is a HMO with more than one family or just being rented out as a home to one family only. So the use of the property is the important key here. If HMO and over move than 2 floors then its a fully grade A alarm is required within the circulation areas and grade D smokes in occupied rooms. If only renting then a grade D will be accepted. Battery only smokes are not allowed here as the only meet Grade F. Interlinking co with smokes is against regs as the the cause of alarm needs to be identified, Aico and others do manufacture a control unit with silences all smokes and co`s apart from the one which has activated, and this is accepted as a form of identification. Hope this helps

I think it does come under the definition of a HMO, but not a large/licensed HMO. It is 2 floors only, student house with shared kitchen and bathroom, 3 unrelated occupants one of which is the owner/landlord.
This is not new build but an existing property already in use that has had a council visit and survey carried out.
So grade D LD3 required as laid out in BS5839.

Thanks very much for your help

 

[Andy78]

Hi - this is the link to the Govt guide booklet on :
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...lan_book_Annex_A_LandlordsTenants_REVISED.pdf

The guide stipulates CO alarm in rooms with solid fuel burning appliances. It recommends CO alarms for rooms with gas appliances. And the usual 2 smokes. It does not say the installation method or power supply, leaving that to us (i.e. follow relevant standards and manuf. recommendations) .

They do state there is an update to the Housing Act 2004 relevant to HMO, if I find this I'll attach it.

Another ref to Housing Act in the booklet was :
"Landlords should be aware that the regulations do not contain all the fire safety requirements which their premises may be subject to. There are fire safety requirements under other legislation which may be applicable, such as under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. "

Yep, I was aware of the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations 2015. The council do not appear to be however as no stipulation for CO alarms has been made despite there being a log burner in the font room.

 

[Wilko]

Hi - adding a smoke for that room and heat for kitchen would be good and probably gets them to LD2 (and lines up with Lee's post #2 which looks like it's Aico doc?)