A minimum of one working smoke alarm should be installed on every floor of a property where there is a habitable room.

Smoke alarms should be installed within 7.5 meters of doors to habitable rooms and on escape routes like hallways and landings.

All smoke and heat alarms must be interlinked, so when one alarm sounds, they all sound.

A heat alarm must be installed in kitchens where the kitchen is not separated from circulation space or the stairway by a door.

Landlords must confirm that smoke, heat and fire alarms are in working order at the start of a tenancy, explain how to test them and how often, according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Carbon monoxide alarms are required in rooms containing a fixed combustion appliance (except gas cookers), when used wholly or partly as living accommodation.

Landlords must keep an accurate record of when alarms are installed, serviced or replaced and provide a copy to tenants.

Fire Alarm Regulations recommend that fire alarm systems are installed in accordance with BS 5839-6:2019