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No Further Reading Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022: guidance for landlords and tenants Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here Please rate this article so we know how well it answered your question…

No – The law does not stipulate the power source of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. However the general guidance for the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 recommends ‘Where battery powered alarms are selected, alarms with ‘sealed for life’ batteries rather than alarms with replaceable batteries are the better option.‘ Further Reading […]

A smoke alarm should be equipped on each storey of the premises on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. A carbon monoxide alarm should be equipped in any room (includes a hall or landing) of the premises which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a fixed […]

Regulations Landlords are responsible for: • Installing the alarm • Repairing the alarm • Checking by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure the alarm is in proper working order on the day the tenancy begins if it is a new tenancy • Repairing or replacing the alarm following a report by a tenant […]