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As a landlord or manager of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), you bear a significant legal responsibility for the safety of your tenants. When it comes to fire safety, simply fitting an alarm is not enough; the system must comply with stringent UK legislation and specific British Standards. Non-compliance can result in serious consequences: Ensuring Fire Safety Minor breaches can result in fines of up to £5,000, while major violations can lead to unlimited fines and up to

What Electricians Need To Know About The New Emergency Lighting Standard

If you're responsible for fire safety in any building, there's a question that should keep you awake at night: "Am I truly competent to...

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the publication of BS 9792:2025, a significant new standard for fire risk...

New Docs-Store Products for May and June 2025 Explore the latest essential resources for electricians and engineers, including the updated BS 5839-1:2025 fire alarm standard, new False Alarm Notice labels, the revised IET Guide to Temporary Electrical Systems, the practical IET Guide to Domestic Electrical Energy Storage Systems, and a must-have Fire Alarm Logbook. Stay compliant, safe, and ready for seasonal demand with these key updates.

Fire safety regulations are always evolving to ensure that buildings are better protected from the risks of fire. On 29 April 2025, the...

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This article briefly considers some of the implications of the new amendments on ‘relevant landlords’. A ‘relevant landlord’, as defined, is

2022 saw the introduction of yet another new version of Requirements for Electrical Installations. 28th March the IET Wiring Regulations...

On 28th March 2022, amendment 2 of BS 7671 IET Wiring Regulations was published and there was a lot of the work was done around Chapter...

Changes to electrical installations in domestic properties are continually changing with technology and electricians know that it is...

Whenever electrical work is undertaken on domestic premises in England or Wales it must comply with the particular requirements of Part P...

While a properly designed temporary electrical distribution system should be installed to supply site lighting, power tools and...

In 2019 a full revision of BS 5839-6 was published by the British Standards Institution (BSI). As with all British Standards, other than...

Written by Tim Benstead In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the subsequent Hackitt Report, it is clear that the whole...