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Is a partition wall required in the loft to rent the property out?

I have a terraced house built in the 1900s. The party walls do not continue up into the loft - the loft of the whole terrace is one large space. If i want to rent the property out, will i need to put some kind of partition/fire barrior in? Also any ideas of cost would be good. Many thanks in advance

Public Comments

1. yep or you are breaking fire rules.
2. not if your renting it as living space
3. Woudln't have thought so. I have owned 2 properties like this before and had no problems with insurance . I rented one out and there was not problem with that either. Only thing was, I used to think that if next door got burgled, they could get into my place through the loft. No, there are no issues here.
4. YES, for the sake of your own property if a fire starts in a neighbouring property and gets into the roof void there is nothing to stop it spreading right through the terrace and destroying your roof. Under the fire regulations this must done. also i'd check it out with your insurance as if there is no firewall there they may not pay out if something was to happen What you need is a blockwork wall built straight on top of the partition walls in your roof space at either side of your property shouldn't be too expensive probably around 300 pound, depends on the size of the walls, were you live etc. hope this helps