Tom wrote:
wrote:
If you're planning to let the flats out, I think you'll find a whole
raft of legislation regarding fire protection - including protection
between floors, fire doors, protected escape routes/staircases, fire
alarms & heating appliances.

have a look at the official doc's he

http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1130508

I cant work out if it's classed as a HMO (House in Multiple Occupancy)
or not, there are 3 self contained flats. I read on landlordzone that
if it's not a HMO then there are no specific regulations but that
does not seem right, it already has a fire escape, interlinked fire
alarms, and some fire doors, but does not seem to fit into the
category of a HMO properly with it being 3 self contained flats. Are
there a set of regulations for a house which is converted into flats
but is not a HMO?

Thanks
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The way I see it is...

If you have 3 students occupying a house but the bedrooms are on the...
ground floor,1st floor & second floor and the fire escape is at the back of
the premises then all three students have access to that fire escape
because they have a free run of all levels to escape.

I believe this is HMO?

The same situation would be classed as flats when the occupants don't have
access to the fire escape because each floor has occupants doors stopping
them getting to the fire escape,so therefore access to the fire escape has
to be done via building walls so that each occupant can gain access to the
fire escape at any level.

Unless the fire escape is accessed within each flat.

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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite