Domestic Fire Risk Assessment
A Domestic Fire Risk Assessment from Landlord Sure helps identify potential fire hazards within residential properties, ensuring your home or rental property is as safe as possible for occupants. Our experienced assessors inspect escape routes, fire doors, smoke alarms, electrical risks, housekeeping standards, and other fire safety measures to identify areas that may require attention.
Landlords and managers of residential blocks must keep fire risks under control. You can read the London Fire Brigade guide to workplace fire safety to understand your legal duties.
Whether you’re a landlord, property manager, housing provider, or homeowner, our comprehensive assessments provide practical recommendations to reduce fire risks and improve overall safety. Following the inspection, you’ll receive a detailed digital Fire Risk Assessment Report outlining identified hazards, risk ratings, and recommended actions to help you maintain compliance and protect both your property and its occupants.
- Residential Property Fire Risk Assessments
- Qualified & Experienced Fire Risk Assessors
- Smoke Alarm & Escape Route Inspection
Fire risk assessment for shared hallways, stairwells and communal areas in residential blocks.
£134.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
Ideal for studio flats and single-room rental properties.
£79
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
Suitable for flats, maisonettes and smaller rental houses.
£144.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
For four-bedroom houses and smaller HMOs.
£184.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
For five-bedroom houses and HMOs.
£189.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
For larger HMOs and multi-occupancy properties.
£194.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
For large HMOs with seven bedrooms and shared facilities.
£204.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
For large HMOs with eight bedrooms and shared facilities.
£215.99
- Fire Hazard Assessment
- Escape Route Inspection
- Smoke Alarm Assessment
- Digital FRA Report
- Qualified Fire Risk Assessor
At Landlord Sure, our Domestic Fire Risk Assessments are designed to uncover fire hazards that could put occupants and property at risk. Our experienced fire risk assessors inspect every area of your property and provide practical recommendations to improve fire safety and help maintain compliance with current UK fire safety guidance.
During the assessment, we commonly identify issues such as blocked escape routes, faulty or non-compliant fire doors, missing or defective smoke alarms, electrical fire hazards, poor storage of combustible materials, and inadequate fire safety measures. Every identified risk is clearly documented in your digital Fire Risk Assessment Report, together with risk ratings and recommended actions to help create a safer living environment.
With professional inspections, clear reporting, and nationwide coverage, Landlord Sure helps landlords, homeowners, and property managers reduce fire risks and protect both people and property with confidence.
At Landlord Sure, we provide professional Fire risk assessments for a wide range of residential properties across London. Whether you own a single rental property or manage multiple residential buildings, our experienced fire risk assessors deliver thorough inspections to identify fire hazards, improve occupant safety, and help you meet your fire safety responsibilities.
Our assessments are tailored to the unique risks of each property type, ensuring practical recommendations and clear digital reporting that help keep residents safe and properties compliant.
- Flats & Apartments
- HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation)
- Sheltered Housing
From booking your inspection to receiving your certificate, we make the entire process simple, transparent, and hassle-free.
Book Your Inspection
Schedule your inspection online or by phone at a time that suits you. We offer flexible appointments across London.
Property Inspection
Our qualified fire risk assessor visits your property to inspect escape routes, fire doors, smoke alarms and other fire safety measures in line with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Receive Your Certificate
You’ll receive a detailed digital report within 24 hours, including observations, recommendations, and compliance status.
When Is a Fire Risk Assessment Required for Flats and HMOs?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the parts of residential buildings that are shared, not to the inside of a single private home. In practice:
| Property | Fire risk assessment needed? |
|---|---|
| Block of flats with shared hallways or stairs | Yes, for the common parts, arranged by the freeholder, managing agent or residents' management company |
| HMO (house in multiple occupation) | Yes, for the shared areas, and it is usually a condition of the HMO licence |
| House converted into flats | Yes, where there is a shared entrance, hallway or staircase |
| Single house let to one household | Not legally required, but smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules still apply |
| Owner-occupied house or flat interior | Not required under the Fire Safety Order |
The Fire Safety Act 2021 confirmed that, in buildings with two or more homes, the assessment must also cover the building's structure, external walls, including windows and balconies, and the entrance doors to individual flats.
HMO Fire Risk Assessments
HMOs carry a higher fire risk because several unrelated people share one building and escape route. A fire risk assessment for an HMO checks:
- a protected escape route that stays clear and free of stored items
- fire doors to bedrooms and kitchens, with working self-closers and intumescent seals where needed
- a fire alarm and detection system suited to the size and layout, in line with the LACORS housing fire safety guidance and BS 5839-6
- emergency lighting where the escape route needs it
- fire blankets in kitchens and suitable signage
- how tenants are told what to do in a fire
Councils often ask to see the fire risk assessment when they process or renew an HMO licence.
Blocks of Flats and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Since January 2023, responsible persons for blocks of flats must give residents fire safety instructions and information about fire doors. In buildings over 11 metres high, communal fire doors must be checked every three months and flat entrance doors at least once a year, using best endeavours. Taller buildings over 18 metres have further duties, such as secure information boxes and wayfinding signage.
How Much Does a Domestic Fire Risk Assessment Cost?
| Property | Fixed price |
|---|---|
| Communal areas only | £134.99 |
| Studio | £79 |
| 1 to 3 bedrooms | £144.99 |
| 4 bedrooms | £184.99 |
| 5 bedrooms | £189.99 |
| 6 bedrooms | £194.99 |
| 7 bedrooms | £204.99 |
| 8 bedrooms | £215.99 |
Every assessment includes a site visit by a qualified assessor and a digital fire risk assessment report with a prioritised action plan.
How Often Should It Be Reviewed?
A fire risk assessment must be reviewed regularly. Many landlords and managing agents review it every year, and straight away after building works, a change of layout or use, new tenants in an HMO, or a fire or near miss.
For more on landlord duties, read our guide to landlord fire risk assessments.
Get answers to the most common questions about fire risk assessments, landlord legal duties, the inspection process, pricing and how often an assessment should be reviewed.
What is a Domestic Fire Risk Assessment?
A Fire risk assessment (FRA) is a detailed inspection that identifies potential fire hazards within residential properties. It evaluates fire prevention measures, escape routes, smoke alarms, fire doors, and other fire safety features to help protect occupants and support compliance with UK fire safety legislation.
Which residential properties require a Fire Risk Assessment?
Fire Risk Assessments are commonly required for HMOs, apartment buildings, communal areas, blocks of flats, sheltered housing, student accommodation, and other multi-occupied residential properties. They are also recommended for landlords and property managers who want to improve fire safety.
What does a Domestic Fire Risk Assessment include?
Our assessment covers fire doors, smoke alarms, escape routes, emergency lighting (where applicable), electrical fire hazards, fire safety signage, housekeeping standards, and potential ignition sources. You’ll receive a detailed digital report with identified risks and recommendations.
How long does a Domestic Fire Risk Assessment take?
The inspection time depends on the property’s size and complexity. Most fire risk assessments are completed within 1 to 3 hours, followed by a comprehensive digital report.
