Fire risk assessments for commercial units, mixed-use buildings and multi-tenant premises, where the hardest question is often who is responsible for what. Kevin or Jon on-site, never a junior or subcontractor.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings rarely have a single occupier. A unit here, an office there, flats above, shared stairs, shared services, and a different person legally responsible for each part. The most common failure is not a missing extinguisher; it is a gap where every party assumed someone else held the assessment.
Add a change of use, a unit converted, residential added above, a mezzanine put in, and a previously valid assessment can quietly stop reflecting the building.
Clear Fire assesses commercial and mixed-use premises on-site under the Fire Safety Order (and the Fire Safety Act 2021 where there are dwellings above), maps the demarcation clearly, and writes a report that closes the gaps rather than papering over them.
Drawn from Kevin and Jon's combined assessment experience. The recurring issues are about boundaries, shared services and changes that were never reassessed.
No clear split between the common-parts assessment (landlord) and each tenant's demised space, so parts of the building are covered by nobody.
A unit re-let to a higher-risk use, or residential added above, without the fire strategy or assessment being revisited.
Breached fire separation around shared stairs, risers and ceiling voids that run between tenancies.
Service penetrations and meter cupboards in common areas left unsealed, providing a path for fire and smoke between units.
Flats over shops or offices with inadequate separation from the commercial risk below, or an escape route shared with the business.
Upper-floor offices or units relying on a single stair, or on a route that passes a higher-risk tenancy.
Communal plant, intake rooms and electrical installations without clear maintenance ownership or in-date inspection.
Inconsistent or missing exit signage across a building where occupants and visitors move between tenancies.
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 building and the tenancies, and we'll confirm scope 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.
Speak to an owner →Tell us about your building and we'll come back to you within one working hour.
Tell us about your site. We'll respond within one working hour during business hours.