Excellent post on LinkedIn yesterday by a proud parent taking his daughter to uni. The subject was safety and standard of accommodation. It sounds like it was private rental, but this is what he found:
fire alarms not working
smoke alarms disconnected
no gas safe certified boiler certificate
no PAT on any appliances
smoke damage to the burglar alarm
As a Head of H&S he knows what he is talking about and all relevant tradesmen were there within an hour. He now has 140 likes and a number of comments thanking him for raising awareness of things that parents may overlook. Although the students are over 18, many of them may not be safety or property wise.
