Carbon Monoxide Regulations 2022
Carbon monoxide regulations
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations 2022 will come into force on the 1st October 2022
Both social and private sector landlords are legally required to:
1. Ensure that at least 1 smoke alarm is equipped on each storey of their homes where there is a room used as living accommodation (social landlords).
2. Ensure carbon monoxide alarm is equipped in any room used as a living accommodation which contains a fixed combustion appliance (social and private landlords).
3. Ensure smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are repaired or replaced once informed or found that they are faulty during the period of the tenancy.
How Landlords can deal with their Student Residents
Renting to students comes with some challenges for you as a Landlord. It is prudent to remember these are young adults coming into the property world for the first time where many of them are learning as they go.
So, when letting to students it is possible you will meet with two types.
Type 1 – they will read the tenancy contract thoroughly making note of anything that could cause them to be in breach.
Type 2 – they won’t bother reading the tenancy agreement thoroughly and sign it anyway with no recollection of what could cause them to be in breach of their contract.
This is very important for you, as a Landlord, to know. Because this is the first time a lot of students are renting they presume the contract is going to be similar to the one they signed for their ‘on campus’ accommodation, which can be quite lenient.
Student Lettings
Student Lettings – What a student should look for, from a student’s perspective
The first thing you must establish before looking for a place to live for second and third year, is finding a solid group of friends that you will enjoy living with. You do not have to be best friends but at least get on well enough so you can commit to living together for the next couple of years.
When looking for housing, you need to start early as possible! This is because there are a larger range of properties available earlier in the year than there is later on.
To put this into perspective, when I started University in September, I was already looking for houses in the previous November. Dependent on the size of your group will denote which type of property you will require. For example, my group were six in total so this meant we needed to look for 6 bedroom houses as fast as possible.
Hosepipe Ban
Hosepipe Ban
The hosepipe ban is a restriction that has been put into force on the Isle of man from Friday the 29th July. What does this mean? It means anyone caught using their hosepipe during this ban will receive a fine.
Why has this ban come into place?
Due to the extreme heat we faced last month alongside there being very little rainfall, it can potentially cause a drought in England, especially if this hot weather continues into August. Therefore, people are being urged to use their water wisely.
From Friday 5th of August – Southern Water customers in Hampshire and the Isle of wight will also be banned from using a hosepipe under what is known as a ‘Temporary Use Ban’.