Importance of Fire Risk Assessment in Block of Flats

Category: Real Estate

On the Leasehold Advisory Service (LAS) website, there is direction on the significance of having a risk assessment carried out in a block of flats and who is responsible for this. The Regulatory Reform, or Fire Safety Order (2005) requires a fire risk assessment to be carried out in blocks of flats or a building containing common parts of two or more dwellings. The responsibility of this falls onto a Freeholder, a Right to Manage company, a Residents Management Company or a managing agent contracted to act on behalf of any of the above. The risk assessment evaluates the risk to tenants from fire and existing fire measures are considered, as well as adopting new measures that may be needed.