For HMO landlords, flat-block managers and business owners across Newcastle-under-Lyme. One visit by a competent assessor, a clear prioritised action plan, and a report Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, your insurer and your licensing officer will accept.
⚡ Answered within 2 hours during business hours. No obligation, no pressure.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the "Responsible Person" — the licence holder, landlord or employer, not your letting agent — must hold a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and keep it up to date. In Newcastle-under-Lyme it comes up directly at licensing: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council requires a current assessment when you apply for or renew an HMO licence.
Large HMOs — those let to five or more people from two or more households — need a mandatory licence anywhere in England, and parts of Newcastle-under-Lyme are also covered by additional or selective licensing. Whichever applies to your property, the fire risk assessment requirement does not change. You can confirm your property's licensing status on the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council website.
An assessment costs less than a week of lost rent, takes one visit, and ends the question for a year.
Tell us the property type and Newcastle-under-Lyme postcode. We reply with a fixed fee — the price we quote is the price you pay.
A competent assessor walks the premises: escape routes, fire doors, detection, ignition sources, management arrangements.
A clear, prioritised action plan — what's urgent, what can wait, what's fine. Accepted by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, insurers and lenders.
With Keele University nearby, Newcastle-under-Lyme has a strong student HMO market. From the terraces around the town and Silverdale to the town-centre flats and the units along the High Street, we assess the shared houses, blocks of flats and workplaces across the borough.
Managing a block of flats? Since the Fire Safety Act 2021, the assessment must cover the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors — see our guide to fire risk assessments for blocks of flats. Renting to sharers or students? Read what councils expect from an HMO fire risk assessment.
Most Newcastle-under-Lyme HMOs and small commercial units are quoted on the size and type of premises. We give a fixed-fee quote within 2 hours of your enquiry, with no obligation — the price we quote is the price you pay.
Yes. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council requires a current fire risk assessment as part of HMO licensing, and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires one regardless. Large HMOs need a mandatory licence, and parts of Newcastle-under-Lyme fall under additional or selective licensing — check your property's status with Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
Yes. We carry out communal-area fire risk assessments for blocks of flats across Newcastle-under-Lyme. Since the Fire Safety Act 2021, the assessment must cover the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors of the building.
We respond to every enquiry within 2 hours during business hours and typically survey within days across Newcastle-under-Lyme. Your written report follows within 48 hours of the visit.
Yes. Our reports follow the RRO 2005 requirements with a prioritised action plan, and are accepted by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's licensing team, insurers and mortgage lenders.
Fixed quote in 2 hours · survey within days · report in 48 hours
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