New landlord advice website launched by NLA

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The National Landlords' Association (NLA) has joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to produce a new advice website for landlords.

Landlords will be able to access information about their legal requirements, such as what they need to do to get gas appliances checked in their properties.

One member of the NLA commented that it will be useful to have the necessary information available from a reliable source such as the HSE.

HSE's head of work environment, radiation and gas division Peter Brown said: "Though there are legal duties on landlords, meeting them shouldn't be an onerous task.

"The new website provides all the information landlords need in one place."

This follows the prosecution of landlord Michael Billings, who was sent to prison for two-and-a-half years after a young woman almost burned to death in a fire in one of his properties.

Mr Billings had not made sure the flat had a working fire alarm system and the gas appliances in the property had not been checked properly.

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