Tenancy Compliance Checklist

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The checklist is designed to help landlords check a tenancy for compliance against current health and safety regulations.

The checklist only covers tenancies in England and does not cover houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)

I understand that this checklist is not a substitute for legal or other advice and is provided as a guide only *

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What date did the tenancy start?

Have you supplied any electrical devices or appliances?

Yes No

Have you checked the electrical devices and appliances you have supplied have partially insulated live and neutral pins on the plug and have the correct fuse fitted?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994

Have you supplied electrical equipment for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1000V for alternating current or between 75 and 1500V for direct current that was purchased on or after 8th December 2016?

Yes No

Can you verify the electrical equipment (i) bears the CE marking (ii) is accompanied by required documents* (iii) has instructions and safety information in English? [* Required documents are those required for the labelling of electrical equipment by the manufacturer, instructions and safety information provided by the manufacturer and importer and information identifying the importer]

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Can you verify the manufacturer has labelled the equipment with a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing its identification and that it is marked with the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark of the manufacturer and a single postal address at which the manufacturer can be contacted?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Can you verify the importer has indicated on the electrical equipment the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark of the importer and a postal address at which the importer can be contacted?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Is there a smoke alarm on each storey of the premises on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

Were the smoke alarms checked by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure they were in proper working order on the day the tenancy began if it was a new tenancy?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

Have you supplied any furniture or furnishings that contain upholstery? [such as furniture intended for private use in a dwelling, including children's furniture, beds, head-boards of beds, mattresses (of any size), sofa-beds, futons and other convertibles, nursery furniture, garden furniture which is suitable for use in a dwelling, furniture in new caravans, scatter cushions and seat pads, pillows or loose and stretch covers for furniture]

Yes No

Is the furniture or furnishings supplied fire resistant and labelled to indicate they are?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended in 1989, 1993 and 2010)

Does the property have a gas installation?

Yes No

Has each appliance and flue been checked for safety within 12 months of being installed and at intervals of not more than 12 months since it was last checked for safety?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Has a copy of the last record of the safety check been given to any new tenant of the property before that tenant occupied the property?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Has a copy of the record of the safety check been given to each existing tenant of the property within 28 days of the date of the check?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Has a record of the safety check been retained for a period of 2 years from the date of that check?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

Is there any room of the property used wholly or partly as living accommodation that contains a solid fuel burning combustion appliance?

Yes No

Is there a carbon monoxide alarm installed in each room of the property used wholly or partly as living accommodation that contains a solid fuel burning combustion appliance?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

Were the carbon monoxide alarms checked by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure they were in proper working order on the day the tenancy began if it was a new tenancy?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

Did you check any product you have supplied is safe? [within the context of the General Product Safety Regulations, product includes anything supplied by the landlord to a tenant that is not covered by a UK law specific to the safety of that product and includes, but is not limited to, any electrical installation, chimney, stove (multi-fuel and wood burning), oil installation, internal glazing and internal window blind. Safe means that under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use does not present any risk or only the minimum risks compatible with the product’s use, considered to be acceptable and consistent with a high level of protection for the safety and health of persons.]

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with The General Product Safety Regulations 2005

Have you carried out a Legionella risk assessment?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and not following the advice issued by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in L8 Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)

Was a risk identified?

Yes No

Was a written scheme prepared for preventing or controlling the risk?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and not following the advice issued by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in L8 Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)

Is the risk assessment reviewed regularly?

Yes No

! Warning you are not complying with Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and not following the advice issued by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in L8 Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)

We hope you have found the checklist useful. Other checklists to check compliance with start of tenancy regulations and check whether a valid notice requiring possession (Section 21) can be served are available as part of our Tenancy Compliance Check service which includes a copy of our Landlords Complete Guide to Health and Safety. To receive a copy of your completed checklist and information about our Tenancy Compliance Check service, simply enter your name and e-mail address below (We hate spam so promise not to spam you)

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