Carbon Monoxide alarms in homes

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The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England.

The review will address whether alarms should be required for all methods of heating, including gas and oil, the cost of alarms and new research on deaths caused by carbon monoxide.

There has already been a recent formal government consultation specifically into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector - that process has ended although it appears unlikely that it will trigger any change in the current regulations.

As they stand, regulations require landlords - or agents acting on their behalf - to have at least one smoke alarm installed on every storey of their properties on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room wholly or partly used as living accommodation containing a solid fuel burning appliance.

This latest consultation - which will start at an unspecified date later this year - will examine current regulations closely to establish whether they remain fit for purpose.

This will include whether there should be a blanket requirement to install alarms for all methods of heating, including gas and oil. The review will also consider whether the cost of alarms is affecting installation rates and will look at new research into the number of carbon monoxide poisonings.

Martin & Co Basingstoke Comment:

"Our advice to our landlords for some time now, has been to install a carbon monoxide detector not only in any room with a solid fuel appliance, but also where there is any gas appliance. This advice still stands, and we would strongly support a change in the law to make these mandatory for other forms of fuel."

The result of carbon monoxide poisoning can very often result in tragic fatalities, and many tenants do not fully understand the potential consequences. The cost of purchasing and installing a detector is so minor, it is simply not worth taking the risk.

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