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Social Housing Provider - fire detection?

alanblaby
I've been searching for the requirements for a Social Housing provider for smoke/fire detection, but am struggling to find any facts.

It appears that Social Housing providers are not subject to the same rules/Laws/guidelines as the Private Rented Market.


Aico publish their own interpretation of BS 5839, which states that rental properties now require smoke detection in each escape route/kitchen and 'main' living room.

But, does this apply to Social Housing?

And, if not, how do Social Housing providers get an exemption from the current requirements?

Any links to current requirements would be very welcome, there are lots out there that are 3 or more years old, and dont take into account the 2020 updates to BS5839.
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    Thanks.

    I've been working for a Housing Assn. for a while now.

    One of the two QS's has taken it upon himself to now ask for a detector in the living room.

    I've asked him about what guidelines we work to, but cannot get an answer. Now he is following the Aico guidebook for private rented houses, which, on the surface is a good thing.

    A lot of our houses do have at least 2 detectors, and when vacated are always upgraded to heat in the kitchen, and sometimes a CO detector too.

    This isnt a problem at all with a vacant property, but can cause us an awful lot of work in a habited property, getting it wired in, as well as causing problems with the tenants smoking in that room, and setting the alarms off.

    An awfully high percentage of tenants smoke, so on the one hand it is extra protection for a fag causing a fire, but there is the chance the head will be removed anyway, due to sensing the smoke from the cigarettes, causing a nuisance for the Tenant , and being taken off, affording no protection at all.
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    Thanks.

    I've been working for a Housing Assn. for a while now.

    One of the two QS's has taken it upon himself to now ask for a detector in the living room.

    I've asked him about what guidelines we work to, but cannot get an answer. Now he is following the Aico guidebook for private rented houses, which, on the surface is a good thing.

    A lot of our houses do have at least 2 detectors, and when vacated are always upgraded to heat in the kitchen, and sometimes a CO detector too.

    This isnt a problem at all with a vacant property, but can cause us an awful lot of work in a habited property, getting it wired in, as well as causing problems with the tenants smoking in that room, and setting the alarms off.

    An awfully high percentage of tenants smoke, so on the one hand it is extra protection for a fag causing a fire, but there is the chance the head will be removed anyway, due to sensing the smoke from the cigarettes, causing a nuisance for the Tenant , and being taken off, affording no protection at all.
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