Fire & Safety Regulations - Landlords Under current legislation (including the associated regulations) both Landlord and Managing Agent (person or company acting for the Landlord) are responsible for ensuring the property to be let complies with the following regulations: 1. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 2. Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended) 3. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 4. The Plugs and Sockets Regulations 1994 WARNING NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE ABOVE REGULATIONS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE IS SIX-MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF £5,000, OR BOTH. The local Trading Standards Office and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for ensuring compliance and initiating any proceedings for non-compliance. The policy of the Trading Standards Office is to investigate following a complaint or serious incident in a rented property. N.B.    Bradford Property Rental will not let or manage any property which does not comply with current legislation and regulations. 1. Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 A key requirement of the maintenance provisions of this regulation states that: ‘Every landlord shall ensure that there is maintained in safe condition: any relevant gas fitting; and any flue which serves any relevant gas fitting, so as to prevent risk of injury to any person in lawful occupation of relevant premises’. Safety checks must be carried out every 12 months by an approved CORGI registered company or person. A record must be kept of all safety inspections and a Landlord Gas Safety Certificate (CORGI CP12 or equivalent) must be issued to the tenant at commencement or prior to commenencement of the tenancy. If a valid certificate is not available before commencement of the tenancy BPR can advise the Landlord on suitably qualified engineers, who can carryout any necessary work on gas appliances. The requirements for gas safety checks and a written safety record is in addition to regular servicing of gas appliances. All rented property must have Gas Safety Certificates issued otherwise the Landlord and Managing Agent face prosecution. If you require any further information or advise on these regulations, please do not hesitate to contact us. WARNING NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE ABOVE REGULATIONS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE IS SIX-MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF £5,000, OR BOTH. 2. Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended) All upholstered furniture i.e. sofas’, settees, mattresses and any cushions, but not including carpets and curtains, manufactured after 1950 are included within this regulation. Furniture in respect of all NEW lettings MUST comply. It is advisable to ensure that if any upholstered furniture is to be provide with let property that it has been purchased after March 1990 (all upholstered furniture prior to thi9s date is excluded from the regulation), with receipts available to prove the date of purchase. If receipts, or some other proof of date of purchase, are not available the furniture may carry a label quoting reference to the Regulations If you require any further information or advise on these regulations, please do not hesitate to contact us. WARNING NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE ABOVE REGULATIONS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE IS SIX-MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF £5,000, OR BOTH. 3. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 Landlords of let property have a duty to a tenant to ensure that ALL electrical appliances and the electrical supply are ‘safe’ and will not cause ‘danger’. Inspectors could request confirmation that inspections have been regularly made. If you require any further information or advise on these regulations, please do not hesitate to contact us. WARNING NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE ABOVE REGULATIONS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE IS SIX-MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF £5,000, OR BOTH. 4. The Plugs and Sockets Regulations 1994 The Regulations require that all equipment supplied is safe. In measuring safety, the ‘supplier’ needs to ascertain whether the product will comply with the current UK requirements for safety of domestic electrical products. Without detailed technical knowledge, there is no simple way to define which electrical products conform and which do not. The Regulations or DTI’s (Department of Trade and Industry) guide are not helpful in this way; the DTI guide merely states: As with other second-hand equipment there is no mandatory requirement for second-hand equipment to undergo any safety testing but a supplier may wish to arrange for testing to check the safety of any equipment to ensure that the equipment is safe so as to avoid committing any offence’. If you require any further information or advise on these regulations, please do not hesitate to contact us. WARNING NON-COMPLIANCE TO THE ABOVE REGULATIONS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE IS SIX-MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF £5,000, OR BOTH.