First of all as a long term landlord, may I respectfully suggest that you may not be temperamentally suited to this business, if you are concerned by these issues at this stage.
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Oh my goodness don't do that ! You're looking at a fire hazard or a tenant tripping over it or all sorts. I discovered to my horror recently that one of the shower rooms had an actual socket that I'd never noticed before.Supply portable electric heaters which can be moved as required by the tenant.
One of my tenant's won't put on the heating in the shower room as it costs too much electricity. Leading to mould. One of those pull cord blow heaters. When I'm renovating I'm going to take that out, put in a heated towel rail and have the extractor linked to the light switch.
I have something in the back of my head that you need to have a separate switch for the fan and that it can't be connected to the light switch. I can't remember where I heard this or even if it is true. Just check it out before you do it.
I wouldn't worry about it, council are now inspecting properties & you get 6 weeks to make any amendments. Friend in work needs to install carbon monoxide alarm, fire blanket, window restrictors & has 6 weeks to complete.I’m getting a property ready for the rental market and I’ve looked through the regulations but I have a few questions regarding the regulations if anyone can help me.
First is in regarding to heaters in every room bathroom and shower room...
what about a downstairs toilet( just toilet and sink no shower or anything else) would this need a heater as it doesn’t currently have one...
What about a utility room( contains washer/dryer and the oil boiler) room is fairly warm when these are running does this room also need a heater?
Second regarding ventilation for a bathroom/ shower room currently there’s just vents in these room do I need to put in extractor fans?
Third for the vermin proof refuse storage. There is a plastic shed in the back garden is this sufficient or do I need something else....
I thought it was the other way around. That you MUST have the fan connected to the light switch. At least for an en-suite with no natural light. Idea being that you shouldn't be using the bathroom without also activating the fan.This is indeed true
In any case I'm pretty sure portable heaters are not what the regulations specify.
I wouldn't worry about it, council are now inspecting properties & you get 6 weeks to make any amendments. Friend in work needs to install carbon monoxide alarm, fire blanket, window restrictors & has 6 weeks to complete.
My first tenant went into HAP in early 2016. No inspection since, nor indeed for the the last two decades.I've only ever heard of those inpsections taking place on properties rented to HAP tenants. For older properties, adequate ventilation is often the biggest challenge, as the forms I've seen from two LAs require an effective free area of at least 6500 sq mm in each habitable room.
Correct, the legislation says they must be permanently fixed.
This was rented firsttime in 2017 privately unless a tenant has applied for HAP in the meantime?? Its in fingal area so maybe they're ramping up random inspections.I've only ever heard of those inpsections taking place on properties rented to HAP tenants. For older properties, adequate ventilation is often the biggest challenge, as the forms I've seen from two LAs require an effective free area of at least 6500 sq mm in each habitable room.
Do you think a heated towel rail is covered under that.
It doesn't say anything about the bathroom fan being linked to the light switch.
This was rented firsttime in 2017 privately unless a tenant has applied for HAP in the meantime??
I thought it was the other way around. That you MUST have the fan connected to the light switch. At least for an en-suite with no natural light. Idea being that you shouldn't be using the bathroom without also activating the fan.
Just a vague idea - I might well be wrong.
For rental standards, the shower fan must be independent of the light switch
. For situations where mechanical extract ventilation is required, connection to the light switch is fine, but in some instances a timed over-run of 15 minutes is required.
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