Posted By Carolyn Brown I would very much welcome the views of others regarding the installation of fire precautions in HMO's and whether or not a 4 storey block of purpose built flats with a single means of escape and all let on long leases, constitute an HMO. I understand that some local authorities have used Section 72 of the Building Act 194 to require fire precautions and means of escape to be brought up to date but others have declined to use these powers. I would be particularly interested to hear from anyone who has challenged a local authority over this issue