Updated carbon monoxide regulations, effective from 1st October 2022

Updated Legislation and how Howsy can help

At Howsy, part of our fully managed service is to keep our Landlords updated with changing legislation that may affect their property investments. 

The government has recently released updated regulations regarding the compliance of tenanted properties. In England, The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 means that from 1st October 2022, all new and existing tenancies require a Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm in every room with a “fixed combustion appliance”, such as gas heaters, gas boilers, space heaters, and gas or wood burning fires. A draft of the full legislation can be found on the government website, here. 

The regulations also extend a Landlord’s responsibility to repair smoke or CO alarms during a tenancy once the tenant has reported that they are not working.

Breach for non compliance with this legislation may include fines of up to £5,000 per property and/or the local housing authority serving a remedial notice.

What are we doing to help our landlords?

We have arranged for our network of contractors to be ready to install CO alarms in any properties where our Landlords require them and are unable to install them themselves.

If we are due to inspect the general condition of a property or complete a gas safety certificate, we will also check to see if a CO alarm is required and install them where necessary. The cost of this is £35 to install one alarm and a further £25 for any additional alarms required, inclusive of VAT. 

If there is not an upcoming inspection or gas safety certificate planned, we can arrange a callout to fit the alarm. The cost of this is £60 to install one alarm and a further £25 for any additional alarms required, inclusive of VAT.

Want to work with us?

At Howsy, our team of property managers can take over the management of your tenancies from as little as £59 per month. On instruction, we will work with you to guide you through the hundreds of pieces of legislation that our ARLA qualified team are experts on.

We’d love to talk to you! Please give us a call on 0203 8686 548 or register your interest here, our lettings team can help take the hassle away.