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I rent out a house in the UK managed by an estate agent.
A few days ago I got a panicked call on my voice-mail saying that a tenant was trappped in a bedroom because the "lock had jammed " ( there is no lock only handle ) , that there was "a serious health and safety situation " and that it might be necessary to get an emergency locksmith.
When I replied the next day I told him not to send me alarmist messages talking about serious H&S *******s when someone was being mildly inconvenienced. She was let out by a house-mate putting the handle back on the spindle !
He has now replied as follows.
Can someone tell me what requirements a rented house built in 1989 not HMO has to have for fire protection if any and if this differs from a normal house ?
Basically I think his reply is likely to be face-saving BS and I want to pull him up if this is the case and tell him to stop wasting my time with his excuses.
This is incidentally the best agent of several I have had, unfortunately the fellow now handling my house for day-to-day repairs is not up to the standard of his previous colleagues.
A few days ago I got a panicked call on my voice-mail saying that a tenant was trappped in a bedroom because the "lock had jammed " ( there is no lock only handle ) , that there was "a serious health and safety situation " and that it might be necessary to get an emergency locksmith.
When I replied the next day I told him not to send me alarmist messages talking about serious H&S *******s when someone was being mildly inconvenienced. She was let out by a house-mate putting the handle back on the spindle !
He has now replied as follows.
had no intention of alarming you, merely advising of a serious incident with potentially serious ramifications. Whilst the property is not a house in multiple occupation (HMO) there is a requirement that it provides adequate protection for the occupants in the case of fire
Can someone tell me what requirements a rented house built in 1989 not HMO has to have for fire protection if any and if this differs from a normal house ?
Basically I think his reply is likely to be face-saving BS and I want to pull him up if this is the case and tell him to stop wasting my time with his excuses.
This is incidentally the best agent of several I have had, unfortunately the fellow now handling my house for day-to-day repairs is not up to the standard of his previous colleagues.