A LANDLORD has been issued a warning as she failed to install a carbon monoxide detector in the property she is renting to students.

Angela McBeth has been in possession of a Housing in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence since 1999 for the three-bedroom flat at White Street, Partick.

Mrs McBeth appeared before the Glasgow City Council Licensing Committee to explain her actions and ask permission to turn the communal lounge into a fourth bedroom.

Councillor Alex Wilson asked: “Why did it take you three months to fit a carbon monoxide detector?”

Mrs McBeth said: “We use a Glasgow company and they could not fit us in before then. It clearly should have been done quicker.”

The applicant also described why having another bedroom would be beneficial to those living there.

She said: “We are looking to change the property from a three-bedroom flat to a four-bedroom one.

“The proposed fourth bedroom is currently a small lounge but it is rarely used. I don’t foresee any problems regarding this.

“The tenants have said they want someone else to join them. The maximum occupation in the flat is currently four but only three people are living there.

“I don’t live in Glasgow but I am up to check on the flat at least once a month. We have relatives who can inspect it in my absence.”

Members granted Mrs McBeth her HMO for another three years and have allowed the lounge to be transformed into another sleeping area.