Do landlords need to have a working carbon monoxide detector?

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Do they have to have one and gave a certificate to prove it works?

Only if there's a solid fuel stove/fire.

I think it's only if there's a solid fuel fire (woodburner, coal fire etc) not for a boiler or gas fire. The gas safety inspection each year should be a guarantee for a whole year.

They cost like £5-10 pounds. Why would a landlord not get one? And if you moved into a rented place without one why wouldn’t you just get one yourself? They save lives.

There're required in any room with a solid fuel burner of any type. Afaik they self test fire and CO alarms, not certificated like gas and electrical safety.

There's more detailed links from this guide.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-explanatory-booklet-for-landlords/the-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarm-england-regulations-2015-qa-booklet-for-the-private-rented-sector-landlords-and-tenants

Thanks

My Housing Acc' had them installed a couple of years ago we only had gas fires / cooker .
You can still get CM poisoning from them .

It's any room with a gas appliance i.e. gas fire, gas hob etc. has to have a carbon monoxide detector in each room.

Meant to add as well as rooms with real fires, wood burners etc.

If it is an hmo different regulations may apply.

England - read your how to rent guide.

provision of smoke alarms and CO monitors (if applicable) is landlord's responsibility. Testing them (using the Big Button on the front) is that of the tenant. Reporting to the landlord if they don't work is the responsibility of the tenant, the landlord then has to fix/replace.

CO monitors are good practice anyway. They cost about £15 and last five years.

In England, not unless there is a folid fuel applience. I'm a landlord, some of my properties do have them, simply because they come in a double pack with the smoke detector. This week I'm going to 1) put them in all properties and 2)make sure they are all correctly positioned - the handy man's a bit dim. Thanks for starting this thread.

It's any room with a gas appliance i.e. gas fire, gas hob etc. has to have a carbon monoxide detector in each room. No. It is solid fuel burners, like a coal fire, log burners etc. And they only have to be in the room that contains that item.

Gas engineers will tell you differently, but they are talking Best Practice and their own association/registration rules, not the law of the land.

The logic is that the Gas Safety Certificate deals with gas appliances and the CO alarm deals with sold fuel burners.

Many landlords put CO alarms in anyway, which is a good idea all round!

As far as testing is concerned they all have a test button and an expiry date. There is no certificate necessary HOWEVER they should be noted on any Check In list and the full Inventory report.

I'm an inventory clerk, I check these are in place and functioning every day!

I'm a landlord and my property isn't required to have a Carbon Monoxide alarm. Legally it just needs a smoke alarm.

I do however provide one and I have one in my own home. They cost about £20 each and require no fitting as they just stand on a shelf.

Anyone who doesn't have one, whether a tenant or owner, should get one.

I've lived in rented accommodation private and council for years.I PROVIDE MY OWN DETECTORS.

I've lived in rented accommodation private and council for years. I PROVIDE MY OWN DETECTORS Whilst that is sensible it is not your legal requirement. You should challenge your agent and landlord if they have not provided them, as legally required since at least October 2015 in England, different /older regs in other UK countries

www.propertymark.co.uk/advice-and-guides/landlords/safety-it-s-more-than-smoke-alarms-and-gas-checks.aspx

Presumably everyone saying they provide their own CO detectors is in properties with gas only, not solid fuel, samphire.

DDs student house last year was all gas, DH bought them a couple of CO detectors.

Probably

I forget that people do such sensible stuff for their own reasons. I spend my days persuading the unreasonable to see sense!!!