Fire safety compliance works for rented property in London — we action fire risk assessment findings for landlords and letting agents, from fire-stopping to compartmentation, fully documented. Georgian terraces in west Greenwich, Blackheath villas and Woolwich’s converted flats and new builds — conservation-aware refurbishments and leak reinstatement either side of the river bend.
Covering SE3, SE7, SE10 and SE18 and the wider Greenwich area.
Fire Safety Compliance Works for Greenwich Property
Greenwich landlords and letting agents face their own version of London’s licensing maze, and Georgian terraces in west Greenwich, Blackheath villas and Woolwich’s converted flats and new builds — conservation-aware refurbishments and leak reinstatement either side of the river bend.
Our fire safety compliance works teams cover every Greenwich postcode — SE3, SE7, SE10 and SE18 — working to the borough’s published standards rather than a generic checklist, and liaising with local building control and HMO officers where the works call for it.
Across the Greenwich portfolios we look after, the recurring need is plain: Property Refurbishment, Leak Damage Repair, Painting & Decorating. We deliver the physical works and the documentation pack the council expects, so an inspection closes first time.
From FRA Action Plan to Signed-Off Works
Most landlords do not struggle to get a fire risk assessment — they struggle to get the actions done. Assessors identify the defects but do not fix them, and the typical action plan mixes a dozen trades: fire-stopping, joinery, electrics, signage and decoration. We take the FRA document itself as our brief, price each action line by line, and deliver the lot as one programme.
We work for private landlords, letting agents and block managers across London, in occupied HMOs, converted flats and communal areas. Works are sequenced around tenants with proper notice given, and every completed item is photographed against its FRA reference so the assessor, the council or the freeholder can see exactly what was done, where and when.
Compartmentation and Fire-Stopping
Compartmentation is the principle that holds a building’s fire strategy together: walls, floors and ceilings that contain fire and smoke long enough for people to escape. In London’s converted Victorian stock it is routinely compromised — holes drilled for pipes and cables, missing ceiling sections above cupboards, lofts open across the building line.
Our teams survey and reinstate compartment lines using tested materials: intumescent sealants and collars around service penetrations, fire-rated boarding to ceilings and protected stairways, fire barriers and batt in voids, and 30- or 60-minute upgrades to walls between lettings. Every seal and upgrade is logged with location photographs and product data sheets, building the evidence file that inspections increasingly demand.
Landlord Duties Under the Fire Safety Order
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes the “responsible person” — usually the landlord or managing agent — legally accountable for fire safety in the common parts of HMOs and buildings containing flats. Since the Fire Safety Act 2021 clarified its scope, that duty explicitly covers the structure, external walls and flat entrance doors. Enforcement is real: London fire authorities issue enforcement notices, and unlimited fines sit at the top of the scale.
Alongside the Order, HMO licensing conditions under the Housing Act 2004 impose their own fire precautions. We work to both regimes daily, so the works we deliver satisfy the fire authority and the council’s HMO officer at the same time — not one at the expense of the other.
Documentation That Survives an Inspection
Compliance work that is not documented may as well not exist. Every fire safety project closes with a handover pack: the original FRA action plan annotated item by item, dated photographs of each completed work, product certification for fire-stopping materials and doorsets, and electrical certificates where alarm or emergency lighting circuits were touched.
Letting agents tell us this pack is the difference between a smooth licence renewal and a second inspection. It also matters when something goes wrong elsewhere in a building: being able to show the works were done, by whom and with what materials is precisely what insurers and investigators ask for first. We keep digital copies of every pack, so a replacement is one email away.
Why Choose Us in Greenwich
Local knowledge of Greenwich: access rules, parking permits, managing-agent hours and the borough’s own standards, learned on site rather than from a manual.
One accountable team and one fixed, itemised price — no chains of subcontractors appearing and disappearing mid-programme.
Fully insured with £5 million public liability cover and a written 5-year guarantee on the works we deliver.
A documentation pack — annotated action plans, dated photographs and certification — formatted for Greenwich’s licensing and inspection files.
Fire Safety Compliance Works in Greenwich — FAQs
Do you cover all of Greenwich?
Yes. We carry out fire safety compliance works across every Greenwich postcode, including SE3, SE7, SE10 and SE18, and the surrounding streets. Our teams work in the borough most weeks, so mobilisation is quick and the survey can usually be booked within a few days.
How quickly can you survey a property in Greenwich?
For Greenwich addresses we typically arrange a free measured survey within 48 to 72 hours, and faster for urgent compliance deadlines. Call 020 3962 0455 and we will confirm the next available slot for your postcode.
Will the works satisfy Greenwich Council’s inspection?
That is the point of how we work. We deliver to Greenwich’s published licensing and fire-safety standards, liaise with the borough’s HMO and building-control officers where needed, and hand over a documented pack — annotated action plan, dated photographs and certification — that closes the file first time.
Can you work in occupied HMOs and tenanted properties in Greenwich?
Yes — most of our Greenwich compliance work is in occupied lettings. We give proper written notice through you or your agent, work room by room, and keep escape routes clear and alarms live at the end of every working day.