Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government why private landlords are required to install a carbon monoxide alarm under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 while those renting their property on sharing economy platforms are not.

The requirement to install a carbon monoxide alarm under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 does apply to properties rented on sharing economy platforms in cases where they are occupied as a person’s only or main residence.

All landlords, including those who let property on a short-term basis, must comply with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to ensure gas appliances, fittings and chimneys/flues provided for tenants are safe, including keeping a record of the annual gas safety check.

Where homes let on sharing platforms are not occupied as a person’s only or main residence, we are encouraging the Short Term Accommodation Association to drive up standards and promote best practice, and the STAA advise their members that Carbon Monoxide detectors are provided for any rooms were gas, oil or solid fuel is burnt (https://www.ukstaa.org/fire-safety).