Fire Risk Assessment

Protect Your Property, Keep People Safe, and Stay Legally Compliant

As a landlord in the UK, ensuring the safety of your tenants is not just a good practice—it's a legal requirement under fire safety legislation. One of the most critical tasks for fire prevention and safety is carrying out a fire risk assessment. Whether you manage a single flat, an HMO, or multiple blocks of flats across London and the M25, you must understand the fire risk assessment process and how it protects both people and property.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, every landlord or designated "responsible person" is legally required to carry out fire risk assessments of their premises. This helps identify potential risks, fire hazards, and risk areas, implement fire safety measures, and create a safer living environment. It's not just about compliance and safety; it's about practical fire safety that helps keep people safe.

What Is a Fire Risk Assessment?

A fire risk assessment is a detailed inspection of your building or property to check for any conditions that could lead to a fire. This includes identifying appliances that may overheat, wiring issues, blocked escape routes, or a lack of adequate fire precautions like fire extinguishers or fire doors. The purpose of the assessment is to prevent fire, reduce the risk of incidents, and improve the overall safety and efficiency of your building.

The process involves reviewing the premises to identify potential fire hazards, evaluating people at risk (especially the vulnerable), and determining how you can control fire dangers. You must also consider if any significant change has occurred, such as new tenants, altered layouts, or updated electrical systems. These changes mean the assessment must be reviewed by the responsible person and updated accordingly.

Why Fire Risk Assessments Matter

Failing to carry out a fire risk assessment can result in serious consequences. A small oversight—like blocked fire exits, faulty alarms, or missing extinguishers—can endanger lives. It could also lead to heavy fines, criminal charges, or action from the fire and rescue services. Worse, your insurance could be invalidated if you fail to comply with current fire safety standards.

Every year, landlords face penalties for ignoring hazards and risk or not reviewing their risk assessment. Our goal is to help you avoid that. A proper understanding of fire safety starts with a professional, clear and concise fire risk report that highlights the findings of the fire risk and gives you actionable steps to fix them. By addressing both current and potential risks, we help you reduce the risk of fire and protect people from fire.

What Happens During a Fire Risk Assessment?

When you employ a fire safety professional to assess your property, they take a thorough and structured approach. The competent fire risk assessor will carry out fire risk assessments by walking through the property, checking for hazards, and evaluating the effectiveness of your fire safety measures. They will test fire alarms, inspect fire doors, review fire precautions, examine escape routes, check fire extinguishers, and assess your evacuation plans in the event of a fire.

They also look at any previous fire incidents that may have occurred in the building or similar types of premises, helping to shape a more effective fire control strategy. Our assessors follow official risk assessment guidance to generate a written fire risk assessment report that meets the requirements of the regulatory reform and is easy to understand and act upon.

Who Should Conduct the Assessment?

While landlords can technically perform basic checks, it's strongly recommended to hire professional fire assessors. Certified providers of fire risk assessment services understand the fire safety requirements across both domestic and non-domestic premises. They are trained to identify fire hazards, understand the risk to people, and meet legal standards.

Our experienced fire assessors are trained and qualified in UK fire safety legislation, and work closely with the local fire and rescue authority and fire officers when necessary. All assessments are carried out by a competent team, and the report is always reviewed by the responsible person to ensure it is legally valid and auditable.

How We Help You Stay Safe and Compliant

We provide end-to-end fire safety risk assessment services throughout London and the M25, with coverage across the UK. We help landlords of blocks of flats, HMOs, and other non-domestic premises. Our team has a deep understanding of fire safety, from general fire precautions to detailed building layouts, ensuring nothing is overlooked.

Services include:

• • Electrical inspections to detect overloaded circuits or substandard wiring
• • PAT testing for appliances to verify operational safety
• • Full reporting and next-step advice to help you improve fire safety and reduce the risk

We ensure your complete fire risk assessments meet current fire safety standards and are kept under regular review.

Keeping the Assessment Up to Date

A fire risk assessment must be kept up to date. This means a new review is required after a significant change—whether that's a new tenant, building work, or fire safety equipment upgrades. We recommend landlords review your risk assessment annually, at a minimum.

Any time there's an update, the fire risk assessment must include the latest findings of the fire risk, changes in fire starting materials, or shifting risks within the premises. Our team helps keep your documentation current and ensures you meet every compliance and safety benchmark set by UK regulations.

Don't Wait – Book Your Assessment Now

If you're a landlord in the UK and haven't recently updated your fire safety records, now is the time. A fire doesn't wait for preparation. Employ a fire safety expert today—someone who knows how to conduct fire risk assessments, prevent fire, and protect lives.

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Let's protect your property, your tenants, and your future—together.