Service Description: Housing Enforcement: To investigate and act on requests in relation to housing conditions mainly in rented accommodation including Houses in Multiple Occupation. This may involve informal and formal action. Drainage Enforcement: To investigate and act on reports of drainage nuisances. This may involve informal and formal action. Knowing about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning is vital for us all. You can't see, taste or smell the gas, but it is lethal. Accommodation Certificates- The aim of this service is to identify properties which fail to meet the fitness for habitation requirement and determine the most satisfactory course of action to be taken with that property. NOTE fitness has been replaced by the Housing Health and Safety Rating System. House inspections for immigration visas are often undertaken under this service.
Also known as:- Drainage nuisance, Housing Enforcement, Housing Renewal, Immigration house inspection, Landlord and Tenant, Overcrowding
Answer: Do not use the appliance. Contact your landlord immediately and ask them to check it. Landlords are required by law to have their gas appliances and pipework checked, by a GAS SAFE registered engineer, annually and supply a copy of the results of that check to any existing or new tenants. If you have reported the problems to your landlord and he/she is not providing a satisfactory response contact the Housing Renewal section for advice on 823040 - Related Link