Private landlords

Last updated on: 12-June-2019

3. Landlords' responsibilities

Landlords are required to provide smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties.

By law, you must:

Install a smoke alarm on each floor
Install a carbon monoxide alarm in any room which contains a solid fuel appliance
Ensure that all alarms are working correctly at the start of a new tenancy

For information regarding the issue of civil penalty charges to landlords who do not comply with the above, please read our Statement of Principles.

For a list of your responsibilities in these areas, please visit our Disrepair and Damp pages.