Responsibilities
Our responsibilities
When it comes to fire, making sure you’re safe is our top priority. We have procedures in place to help prevent fires and reduce the impact if a fire does break out.
We have a dedicated Fire Safety Officer who is responsible for all fire related issues within Derby Homes properties.
We’re responsible for:
- Fire risk assessments in communal areas of all our blocks of flats
- Helping prepare fire emergency plans
- Fire and building regulations for new build properties
- Practical and technical fire training for our staff
- Working with the fire service’s Liaison Officer
- Co-ordinating with responsible persons to rectify fire safety issues
- Rectifying any fire safety issues
- Ensuring external walls and cladding are safe and fire resistant
- Ensuring tenants have access to their buildings fire safety procedures
- Installing and maintaining domestic/communal fire detection systems
- Maintaining fire doors
We work in partnership with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) to provide the best service for our tenants and leaseholders:
- We carry out home ‘safe and well’ checks with DFRS - each tenant should receive a home ‘safe and well’ check within three months of moving in
- We install Portable misting systems in properties where we identify vulnerable people through the ‘safe and well’ checks
- All new build properties that are built by us, are fitted with a sprinkler system
- We are fitting sprinklers in some of our older properties that have vulnerable tenants – subject to risk assessments
Please contact us if you require any help or advice.
Tenant responsibilities
As your landlord, we’re responsible for fire safety in your property. You are responsible for:
- Checking your flat front door is working correctly
- Reporting any repair or safety issues to us
- Making sure you are aware of your buildings fire safety procedures
Leaseholders Responsibilities
Leaseholders who sub-let their flats
Leaseholders who sub-let their flats, have the same fire safety responsibilities as landlords. you are responsible for:
- Co-ordinating with Derby Homes in order to rectify fire safety issues
- Rectifying any fire safety issues within your property
- Ensuring tenants have access to their buildings fire safety procedures
- Maintaining the front door and ensuring it provides 30 minutes of fire resistance
- Ensuring at least one smoke alarm is equipped on each storey of their homes where there is a room used as living accommodation. This has been a legal requirement in the private rented sector since 2015.
- Ensuring a carbon monoxide alarm is equipped in any room used as living accommodation which contains a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers).
- Ensuring smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are repaired or replaced once informed and found that they are faulty.
Leaseholders who live in their flat
It’s highly recommended for you and your neighbours safety, that you follow the same responsibilities as leaseholders who sub-let their flats. It is your legal responsibility to:
- Maintain your front door and ensuring it provides 30 minutes of fire resistance
Any alterations to the internal layout of the flat must be agreed by Derby Homes.
Please contact us if you require any help or advice.