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SAFETY REGULATIONS

All residential properties have the following:

• A current Gas Safety Certificate (a "CP12" - renewed annually following inspection by a CORGI-registered installer)
   
• A current Electrical Safety Certificate (renewed every 5 years following inspection by a NIC EIC-registered member)
   
• Mains wired/interlinked/battery back-up smoke detectors - if one goes off they all do (plus heat detector in/near kitchen)
   
• All soft furnishings comply with the The Furniture & Furnishings (Fire & Safety) Regulations 1988 Act
   
• Burglar alarms - with annual maintenance/call-out contracts in place (with North East Security Systems - tel. 0191 438 5151)
   
• Locks comply with best practice - mortise locks to front/back doors and window locks on ground floor
   
• Landlord Insurance (arranged with Norwich Union via Alan Boswell Insurance Services) covers the following:
  
  Property Owners' Liability cover up to £5,000,000 indemnity on any one incident (£2,000,000 for terrorism)
  Employers' Liability cover up to £10,000,000 indemnity on any one incident (£5,000,000 for terrorism)
  
  Please note it is the responsibility of the tenant to inure his/her own possessions

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