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Benefits of a Fire Risk Assessment For HMO Landlords

Covid 19 update for Landlords

Changes to your premises? With many people either Self isolating/working from home or furloughed, landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMO’s) and blocks of flats, need to re assess their Fire risk assessment

08
Apr
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Keeping safe whilst homeworking

How’s the homeworking going? Well we’re into week two of our countries lock down. Those that can, have been asked to work from home but what are the safety implications, which need to

03
Apr
Isolated

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What happens now?

In the current climate what about Fire risk assessments? We’re still here and will be able to support those who want advice and information. Understandably, actual Fire risk assessments aren’t taking place, as

19
Mar
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Help and Advice

How to help people with disabilities

Have you got a PEEP or a GEEP in place? If you’ve an employee or a resident in one of your premises, that requires extra help to enable them to escape safely, you

13
Mar

Help and Advice

What to do with that old door stop?

Turn an old gadget into something useful Have you ever considered what to do with the door stops you’ve had to take away from Fire doors? What about using them to help measure

30
Jan

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Where do you hang your coats?

In this bleak midwinter, have you considered your attire? In a recent court case in Wakefield, a school and a fire risk assessor have been fined. This was for a number of reasons,

16
Jan

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Be safe this Christmas

Don’t forget to train your Christmas staff It’s important to remember in the festive season that you will have an influx of new employees to help you through the busy period. When training

10
Dec

For HMO Landlords

Fire Wardens for Student Accommodation blocks?

Should all Student Housing blocks have Fire Wardens? The recent fire at Boltons ‘Cube’ Student block has raised many questions about blocks of accommodation. One of them should be: With the saving of

21
Nov
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North Yorkshire buildings need better Fire safety

‘More than a third of buildings fail to meet Fire safety standards’ This was the finding of an audit carried out by North Yorkshire Fire Service. 38% of 1100 public buildings checked, including

07
Nov

For HMO Landlords

Is your letting agent aware?

Fire risk assessments are a legal requirement for HMO’s Recently a Landlord and letting agent have been fined for having an unlicensed House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). The couple who owned the house

27
Sep

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When should you raise the Alarm?

Raising the Alarm can be a daunting moment. You don’t want to make a fuss and be wrong. However can you afford to delay?  How do you know? We provide basic online Fire

20
Sep

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Is your business safe?

It’s #Businesssafetyweek ! Another reminder that as a business owner with employees, you have responsibilities to keep them safe. As well as your visitors and contractors, entering your business premises. The National Fire

09
Sep

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Fire risk assessments: how often must they be done?

There are no specific time periods in law for how often fire risk assessments must be done or reviewed. The law simply says that the person responsible for the assessment in your building

30
Aug

For HMO Landlords

How five Leeds renters triumphed over their landlord and went viral

Generation Rent: ‘I took my landlord to court and won £15,000’ How five Leeds renters triumphed over their landlord and went viral (From the BBC Three website) Moya Lothian-McLean18 April 2019 Ben Leonard,

30
Aug

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The importance of Fire safety training

What Employers need to do Employers are legally required by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, as well as part of their Health and Safety obligations, to provide information, instruction and training

06
Aug