Your landlord’s safety responsibilities

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Your landlord must keep the property you live in safe and free from health hazards.

Gas safety

Your landlord must:

• make sure gas equipment they supply is safely installed and maintained by a Gas Safe registered engineer
• have a registered engineer do an annual gas safety on each appliance and flue
• give you a copy of the gas safety check record before you move in, or within 28 days of the check

Electrical safety

Your landlord must make sure:

• the electrical system is safe, e.g. sockets and light fittings
• all appliances they supply are safe, e.g. cookers and kettles

Fire safety

Your landlord must:

• follow safety regulations
• provide a smoke alarm on each storey and a carbon monoxide alarm in rooms with a usable fireplace or wood burner
• check you have access to escape routes at all times
• make sure the furniture and furnishings they supply are fire safe
• provide fire alarms and extinguishers if the property is a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)