Licensing-ready fire risk assessments for houses in multiple occupation, written to the LACORS standard your council enforces. Kevin or Jon on-site, never a junior, never a subcontractor.
HMOs carry a higher fire risk than almost any other residential building: unrelated occupants, individual cooking, more electrical load, and a single protected escape route everyone depends on. That is why councils scrutinise HMO fire safety so closely, and why an inadequate assessment can cost you your licence.
A generic domestic checklist does not engage with the things that actually fail an HMO: the grade and category of detection, the fire doors to every risk room, the protected route, and the interface with the council's licensing conditions.
Clear Fire assesses HMOs on-site against the LACORS Housing Fire Safety guidance your local authority uses, so the report supports your licence application or renewal, and stands up if the council inspects.
Drawn from Kevin and Jon's combined assessment experience. HMO findings cluster around detection, doors and the protected escape route, the three things a licensing officer checks first.
A domestic-grade smoke alarm where the LACORS guidance calls for a Grade A or Grade D interlinked system to the right BS 5839-6 category for the HMO type and size.
No FD30(S) doors to bedrooms, kitchens and rooms opening onto the escape route, missing self-closers, or doors with gaps and intumescent strips out of specification.
The only route out passing through, or beside, an open-plan kitchen, with no protected alternative and no fire-separation to the cooking area.
Breached or absent fire separation between individual lettings and the common parts, often where a house has been subdivided without fire-stopping.
Final exit or bedroom doors that need a key to open from the inside, instead of thumbturn or simple-action hardware that lets occupants escape without delay.
Multiple high-load appliances per letting on daisy-chained extension leads, and no in-date EICR for the installation.
No fire blanket or appropriate extinguisher in shared kitchens, and combustible storage close to the hob.
No fire-action notices for occupants, and escape routes that are not kept clear of stored belongings and bin bags.
Your assessment arrives as a signed PDF with a one-page management summary at the front, photographic evidence stitched to every finding, and a separately downloadable evidence appendix.
Findings are prioritised against the PAS 79-1 likelihood-and-consequence matrix into four bands, each with an indicative remediation window.
Kevin was superb in responding quickly when asked to step in and replace an inadequate fire risk assessment delivered by another firm.
Tell us about the property and we'll confirm scope and availability within one working hour. Kevin or Jon on-site, signed report within 24 hours of invoice paid.
Kevin and Jon are happy to give you a straight answer before you book, no sales pitch, just plain advice.
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