Tag: Fire Safety

E-Bikes in Rental Properties: Key Considerations for Landlords

Author: Julie Ford

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 11

As e-bikes and scooters become an increasingly popular mode of transportation, both for personal use and for tenants who work...

Expert hits out after councils escape safety fines that would ruin private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

A landlord law expert has blasted four council housing providers for avoiding hefty penalties despite severe safety breaches which would...

Council faces criticism over serious housing failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Brighton and Hove Council has been blasted for “serious failures” by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). According to an...

Millions of renters are in homes without fire alarms – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Millions of renters in the UK don’t have smoke alarms in their rented properties, according to a new survey. The...

Shocking truth reveals councils’ powers over landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Dawn-style raids, more powers than the police and issuing £105,000 fines —councils wield considerable authority in regulating landlords. Phil Turtle,...

Fire alarm warning after landlord handed suspended prison sentence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Landlords across the UK are being warned about the serious consequences of failing to meet fire safety regulations in their...

Cladding scandal victims launch website and legal action

Author: Readers Question

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Hello, Over the last few years I have been hit with this awful cladding issue and repossession by my lender...

Residents Association in breach of a Fire Safety Order?

Author: Readers Question

26th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

How can the shareholders of a small Residents Association get the Directors to run the association properly? At present, we...

Is my licenced shared student house a single private dwelling?

Author: Readers Question

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Hello, Portsmouth City Council are trying the tell me the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) applies to a...

Welsh Government urged to include existing flats in fire safety reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on new fire safety regulations for high-rise buildings, following the ban on some...

My house burnt down – landlord insurance question?

Author: Readers Question

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Hello, I would be grateful for any advice from anyone who has had a similar experience or knows anyone who...

Crash course for landlords and property professionals who must deal with 160 laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords and property professionals face a daunting array of laws and regulations that can lead to hefty fines, prosecutions, and...

RICS unveils its manifesto and calls for more homes to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched its manifesto for the built environment in the run-up to the...

Log burner left unattended in shed caused huge fire!

Author: Readers Question

19th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, we have had a lot of problems from one set of neighbours who regularly display anti-social behaviour. They regularly...

Provide a fire extinguisher or no fire extinguisher?

Author: Readers Question

7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, what are Property118 readers thoughts on letting agents requesting a fire extinguisher and fire blanket to be fixed in...

Landlords urged to boost communication for fire safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords and letting agents have been warned that updated fire safety regulations need to be strictly adhered to so they...

Landlords warned about the potentially catastrophic damage caused by e-bikes and e-scooters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 2

From a few wisps of smoke to a toxic explosion in just 12 seconds – the damage e-bikes and e-scooters...

Charging e-scooters in the house?

Author: Readers Question

16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, I have two tenants, who pay on time and look after the house well and I would like to...

Fire escape route in 3 storey HMO?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, A tenant has filled a cupboard on a fire escape route with clothing etc… He refuses to move it,...

Inventories key to fire safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Inventories play a key role in protecting tenants from house fires, according to an industry figure. The Association of Independent...