by Admin | Nov 4, 2016 | News
If you are the landlord of a HMO you have certain legal responsibilities in terms of fire safety measures. Here we take a look at what you need to know if you own a House in Multiple Occupancy. Firstly, let’s define a property that falls into the category of HMO:...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | News, Prosecutions
A Whitby restaurant owner has been fined £50,000 after he admitted not complying with six fire safety regulations. Azad Hussain, former company director of Kam Thai (Whitby) Ltd in Church Street, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue...
by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | News, Prosecutions
Director Rabeya Bhuyain was fined more than £7,000 for the breaches The owner of an Indian restaurant in Wokingham has been fined more than £7,500 after admitting nine breaches of fire safety regulations according to Getreading.co.uk. Rabeya Bhuiyan, who owns the Far...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
Government ministers have been heavily criticised after quietly abandoning the requirement for fire sprinklers to be fitted in new schools, in what has been called a “retrograde step” by fire chiefs according to The Independent. An update to the Department of...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
The fire brigade is urging home owners to have life-saving smoke alarms fitted as new figures show they were missing in a third of fatal fires according to ITV.com. Mains powered domestic smoke alarm, Credit: Press Association The largest report into such incidents in...
by Admin | Sep 1, 2016 | News
Two-years of round-the-clock renovations required as urgent safety work begins to rectify mistake URGENT safety works have begun at a £380 million PFI hospital after inspectors found it was built without fire protection according to The Sun. University...
