Insurance companies want locks with maximum possible security the fire service want locks with maximum possible ease of escape in the event of a fire.
Hmo fire door locks.
It is also essential in hmo property to fit fire doors with self closers to all bedrooms.
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Often normal entry exit doors will serve as final exits in non domestic premises covered by the rro regulatory reform fire safety order 2005 such as offices shops pubs and common areas of flats and hmo s houses in multiple occupation and in the premises covered by the building regulations.
British standard bs8621 2007 attempts to balance these 2 needs in order to satisfy both requirements.
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One of the rules is that there is easy exit from the property without the need for a key in the case of fire.
Fire doors are an essential feature of hmo fire safety regulations.
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In addition there may be a requirement for multiple escape routes dependant on the size of a property and maximum emergency travel distances may apply while clear signage is essential.
If a property is occupied by 3 or more unrelated people it is classed as a house in multiple occupancy.
Unless you and the owner have made some other agreement either written or oral the room you have rented is yours and the owner has no right to enter it without your permission except for 3 reasons as stated in mass.
This not only applies to the final exit door but also to an exit door from a unit of accommodation each bedroom.
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This is achieved primarily using fire doors.
Consensus is if the hmo is a single joint ast living as a group there is not a requirement to fit locks.
There is an inherent contradiction between insurance standards and fire regulations.
While it is vital to have protected escape routes for individually let bedrooms and self contained flats.
However if it is multiple tenancies then the tenant is not renting the use of the entire house but the room so it should have a lock.
Special rules apply to these kinds of properties.
The rule is that as a landlord you need to make sure that all escape routes from the property are protected.
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