I live in a flat owned by my local authority which has the gas cooker connection in a back passage (formerly a communal bin shoot for me and my neighbour which has since been incorporated to be contained in our flat itself). So we have our kitchen, with windows that open, then through a door is the aforementioned back passage where our cooker is. There are window slits in the wall, but no windows that open in here. There is a back door but this only opens onto the communal hallway, so there is no direct access to outside fresh air from this 'room'.
I have asked if I couuld have my cooker moved into my kitchen (where my sink, windows and other appliances are) But they have told me that they won't pay for it, I'd have to get this done myself to the tune of almost £700! But I wonder if it is safe not to have direct ventilation, and to have access to a sink in a separate room, in case of a fire or a gas leak.
Are my local authorities treading on the borderline of health and safety with this one? Please advise.
I have asked if I couuld have my cooker moved into my kitchen (where my sink, windows and other appliances are) But they have told me that they won't pay for it, I'd have to get this done myself to the tune of almost £700! But I wonder if it is safe not to have direct ventilation, and to have access to a sink in a separate room, in case of a fire or a gas leak.
Are my local authorities treading on the borderline of health and safety with this one? Please advise.