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Question Title: Furniture & Furnishing Fire Safety
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| I let out a number of my properties to students. I have, in the past bought furniture at auction, including upholstered office chairs for use in these properties. I have noticed that such chairs never have labels and I am now concerned that they do not comply with the fire safety regulations or is it the case that they do not need to comply ?
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| The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988 as amended apply to upholstered furniture that is ordinarily intended for private use in a dwelling, office furniture would not be required to comply and would therefore not need to have a display label attached. It does not mean that the office chairs do not comply, just that they do not need to. It may be possible to contact the manufacturer for information on whether or not the chairs comply. However, as a letting agent and therefore a supplier of furniture for residential use, you are required to ensure that all soft furnishings provided in your property complies with the regulations. If you cannot ascertain to what standards the office chairs are manufactured, it would be prudent to remove these items and replace with chairs that you know comply.
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Letting Handbook |
Chapter 8 |
letting-handbook-and-factsheets.html
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Letting Factsheet No 3 |
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