Clear answers to the questions we hear most about fire safety compliance, assessments and our services.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the "responsible person" for any non-domestic premises, and multi-occupied residential buildings (common parts), must ensure a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is carried out and kept up to date.
A fire risk assessment should be reviewed regularly — typically annually — and whenever there is a significant change to the building, its use, its occupants, or after a fire-related incident.
A Type 1 assessment is a non-destructive assessment of the common parts of a multi-occupied residential building. It is the most common baseline assessment for blocks of flats. Types 2–4 introduce destructive inspection and coverage of individual dwellings.
Yes. Every engagement starts with a written scope and fixed fee — no hidden extras.
We typically attend site within 5–10 working days of instruction across London and the Home Counties, and can accelerate urgent instructions where needed.
Standard reports are issued within 72 hours of the site visit. Expedited turnaround is available on request.
All lead assessors hold formal fire safety qualifications and are members of a recognised professional body such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). We carry full professional indemnity insurance.
Yes — our inspectors are aligned to the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) methodology and produce door-by-door schedules with unique IDs, photos and remedial specifications.
We provide specification, tender support and oversight of remedial works. As an independent consultancy we do not carry out the works ourselves, ensuring our advice remains impartial.
We cover London and the Home Counties as standard — including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Wider UK instructions are considered on request.
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