Smoke and Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 (as amended) Statement of Principles

Under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 (as amended), a landlord must ensure that during any period beginning on or after 1 October 2022 when the premises are occupied under a specified tenancy that:

• a smoke alarm is equipped on each storey of the premises on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation
• a carbon monoxide alarm is equipped in any room of the premises which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a fixed combustion appliance other than a gas cooker
• checks are made by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure that each prescribed alarm is in proper working order on the day the tenancy begins if it is a new tenancy
• where, following a report made on or after 1 October 2022 by a tenant or their nominated representative to the landlord, a prescribed alarm is found not to be in proper working order, the alarm is repaired or replaced