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I know this was on a thread recently, but it's easier to start a new one, just to bring those of you in Scotland up to date.
This is from the Scottish Association of Landlords today:
"We are delighted to report that after a long campaign by SAL, the housing minister has announced that fire safety standards will be the same across all housing tenures. A change will be made to the tolerable standard legislation to require all Scottish homes to have the same interlinked smoke/heat alarm system that has already been required for several years in the private rented sector (PRS).
We are also pleased that the minister has agreed to allow long life sealed unit battery detectors in place of mains powered ones in all tenures, which will significantly reduce the cost and difficulty of fitting detectors. Full details of the minster’s announcement can be read at Improving home safety - https://news.gov.scot/news/improving-home-safety. Please note that a date for implementation of the new standard has not yet been announced and in the meantime the standard applicable to PRS properties remains unchanged."
Not good news for installers who are proper electricians, but personally I think if this legislation makes it easier and cheaper for landlords to comply, they are more likely to do so, and hopefully make rented properties safer.
This is from the Scottish Association of Landlords today:
"We are delighted to report that after a long campaign by SAL, the housing minister has announced that fire safety standards will be the same across all housing tenures. A change will be made to the tolerable standard legislation to require all Scottish homes to have the same interlinked smoke/heat alarm system that has already been required for several years in the private rented sector (PRS).
We are also pleased that the minister has agreed to allow long life sealed unit battery detectors in place of mains powered ones in all tenures, which will significantly reduce the cost and difficulty of fitting detectors. Full details of the minster’s announcement can be read at Improving home safety - https://news.gov.scot/news/improving-home-safety. Please note that a date for implementation of the new standard has not yet been announced and in the meantime the standard applicable to PRS properties remains unchanged."
Not good news for installers who are proper electricians, but personally I think if this legislation makes it easier and cheaper for landlords to comply, they are more likely to do so, and hopefully make rented properties safer.