In relation to fire safety, the FSO specifies that landlords are only required to conduct a fire risk assessment in the common areas of flats, houses of multiple occupancies (HMOs), sheltered accommodation and maisonettes.
The regulations have been used in unison and further clarified within the LACoRS Guide, which applies to properties such as shared horses, bedsit HMOs and properties constructed in accordance with Building Regulations 1991 but had their primary purpose changed – in this instance, converted into flats.