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Other tenants breaching head lease/fire risk

browneyedbazzi · 2013-07-13 12:45:09

Hi all, hoping someone can provide a bit of advice. I live in a private rented flat and the terms of the head lease for the building state that residents must not leave things in communal areas including the hallways/stairwells etc - presumably because of the fire risks involved with things being fuel for a fire and also…

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Jamie_Carter Posts: 5,282 Forumite

13 July 2013 at 5:51PM

propertyman wrote: »

"Fire corridor" is a made up term unless its a forest fire!

It is the means of escape from the building and must be safe to use, which is some cases does not mean that there should be no items in the halls, just none that are an obstruction or hazard.

Here are the London teams http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/FireSafetyRegulationTeams.asp

It's not actually called the "fire corridor", but we all know what the OP means. The escape routes must be kept clear of obstructions and flammable materials.

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