"Roger R" wrote in message
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From time to time serious house fires are caused by flamable substances
being pushed through letter boxes. Homes in many other countries do not
have these apertures in their front doors, but instead have a separate
metal
box or cassette of boxes if flats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_box

Is the provision of a letter box in the front door a legal requirement in
the UK ?



It can't be a legal requirement. I have an unoccupied house ( I'm
renovating it) and it is a condition of the blg.ins that I have either no
letter box or if I do, that it is screwed shut. I have a metal dustbin lid
on the step for post.

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