Hi Having done a number of searches without much joy I thought I would ask the knowledgeable. The company I work for occasionally rents houses and flats for its employees to minimise travel distance to their worksite. I was wondering other than ensuring the following is there anything else we need to do to ensure we fulfil our duty of care to our employees in respect or there health, safety and welfare? A current gas safety certificate is available and gas appliances are gas safety checked annually. The electrical installation has been tested within the last five years. Smoke/fire detectors/alarms are fitted on every floor and are in working order. If the property has a coal or wood fire a carbon monoxide detector is fitted. The property and any supplied furniture is maintained/repaired so as not to present any health or safety issues. Any issues of damp are investigated and corrected. Instructions are available to allow the correct operation of any appliances, including hot water systems. Any issues are dealt with quickly and efficiently. Our employees have been made aware of the arrangements for the collection of household waste by the local council. Thanks in advance for any input.

Difficult one - if you put someone up in a hotel do you ask for all this or do you assume they are a commercial business so they are doing it? With this kind of activity I think its down to what you can reasonably do to ensure the safety in these places. Had a little bit of experience with private land lords many years ago and if you asked for this lot you would soon find a limited number of property available. There is a standard for HMO's (houses of multiple occupation) which Is called a health and safety standard - very confusing as nothing to do with HSAW. I believe these have to be registered with the Local Authority. Not completely sure but if you are putting staff from different households into one property with shared kitchens, bathrooms etc them you may be creating an HMO or using a registered HMO so worth checking with the local Authority what information they hold.