Fire risk assessments for
managing agents.

A consistent fire risk assessment programme across your whole portfolio, one format, one review schedule, one point of contact. Every site walked by Kevin or Jon, never a junior or subcontractor.

What we find

Across a portfolio, inconsistency is the real risk.

Managing agents carry the responsible-person duty for the common parts of dozens of buildings at once, blocks of flats, mixed-use, commercial and HMOs, each with its own deadlines, its own demarcation between you and the leaseholders or tenants, and its own enforcement exposure.

The risk is rarely a single bad assessment. It is a portfolio where every site uses a different assessor and a different format, review dates are tracked on a spreadsheet that has drifted, and actions sit open because no one owns them to closure.

Clear Fire gives managing agents a single, consistent assessment programme, the same format and methodology across every site, a shared schedule that flags renewals before they lapse, and Kevin or Jon walking each building personally.

What we find across portfolios.

Drawn from Kevin and Jon's combined assessment experience managing multi-site programmes. The recurring issues are about consistency, ownership and the gaps between parties.

Inconsistent formats across sites

Every building assessed by a different firm to a different template, making it impossible to compare risk or report to clients consistently.

Demarcation gaps

Unclear boundaries between the common-parts duty (you) and the demised spaces (leaseholders/tenants), leaving parts of a building assessed by nobody.

Review dates drifting

No central schedule, so assessments lapse unnoticed and a site is found out of date at the worst possible moment.

Actions not tracked to closure

Significant findings raised in previous assessments still open months later, with no audit trail of remediation.

No shared evidence trail

Assessments, certificates and action plans scattered across inboxes rather than held in one accessible place per building.

Variable assessor competence

A patchwork of assessors of unknown competence across the portfolio, creating uneven and sometimes indefensible reports.

Handover gaps on new instructions

Newly taken-on buildings with no current assessment, or missing history, and no quick way to bring them up to standard.

Higher-risk buildings unflagged

Blocks that fall under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 or the Building Safety Act's higher-risk regime not identified or treated accordingly.

Risk-rated findings. Costed action plan. Insurer-ready.

Every building in your portfolio is assessed to the same methodology and delivered in the same signed-PDF format, a one-page management summary, photographic evidence stitched to each finding, and a downloadable evidence appendix.

Findings are prioritised against the PAS 79-1 / BS 9792 likelihood-and-consequence matrix into four bands with indicative remediation windows, so you can report risk consistently across the whole portfolio and track every action to closure.

P1

Immediate

Within 14 days · risk to life
P2

Short-term

Within 3 months · serious
P3

Medium-term

Within 12 months · moderate
P4

Improvement

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Conclusions
Sample Report
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Significant findings
P1P2P3P4
Risk profile
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Client voice

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Tell us about the portfolio and we'll come back within one working hour with a consistent programme, schedule and pricing. Kevin or Jon on every site, reports within 24 hours of invoice paid.

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Still have questions?

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For the parts of a building you control, typically the common parts, yes. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places the duty on whoever has control of the premises in connection with a business, which is the managing agent acting for the freeholder or residents' management company. Leaseholders and tenants remain responsible for their own demised spaces, and the Order requires all parties to co-operate.
That is exactly what we are built for. Every building is walked by Kevin or Jon and assessed to the same methodology, delivered in an identical format, so you can compare risk and report to clients consistently, instead of reconciling a dozen different assessors' templates.
We map the demarcation for each building first, what you control versus what the leaseholders or tenants control, and assess the common parts against that, flagging clearly where a demised-area assessment is also needed. The aim is no gaps and no overlaps across the portfolio.
Yes. We maintain a schedule of assessment and review dates across your portfolio and flag renewals before they lapse, and every report tracks significant findings so actions can be followed through to closure rather than forgotten.
Yes. As part of the programme we identify which blocks fall under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (buildings over 11 metres and over 18 metres) and which meet the Building Safety Act's higher-risk-building criteria, so the right additional duties are applied to the right buildings.
We assess every building type a managing agent holds, blocks of flats, mixed-use, commercial and HMOs, each to the appropriate standard (LACORS for HMOs, BS 9792 for housing, PAS 79-1 for commercial), within one consistent programme and reporting format.
We aim to respond within one working hour and can usually attend new buildings quickly, with the signed report delivered within 24 hours of invoice payment, useful when you take on a building with no current assessment.

We assess every type of building.

Our fire risk assessment programme covers 11 other property types, each with its own dedicated page, assessor knowledge and report format.

Offices & Commercial Premises

Type 1–2 assessments for single and multi-tenanted offices. Covers means of escape, compartmentation, alarm systems and responsible person obligations.

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Blocks of Flats

Type 1–4 assessments aligned with PAS 9980. Common parts, cladding, external wall systems, compartmentation and fire door registers.

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Warehouses & Light Industrial

Storage classifications, racking risk, sprinkler interaction, shift-work occupancy and insurers' specific requirements for industrial premises.

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Airbnb & Serviced Accommodation

Short-let and serviced apartment assessments for hosts and operators. Platform compliance, guest safety documentation and local authority requirements.

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Commercial Properties

Retail units, mixed-use developments and landlord-controlled commercial space. Tenant obligations, common areas and change-of-use requirements.

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Retail

Shop and retail unit assessments covering public-facing occupancy, stock storage risk, emergency lighting and staff training evidence.

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HMOs

Houses in multiple occupation. Licensing-compliant assessments covering protected routes, interlinked detection, fire doors and local authority requirements.

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Landlords

Private landlord obligations under the Fire Safety Order and the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations. Residential and mixed-use portfolios.

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Pubs & Restaurants

High public footfall, kitchen fire risk, late-night occupancy and licensing implications. Assessments written for hospitality operators and their insurers.

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Small Business

Straightforward, proportionate assessments for small employers. Meets your legal duty without unnecessary complexity or cost.

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Care Homes

Vulnerable occupancy risk profiles, protected escape routes, staff procedures and CQC-aligned documentation for registered care providers.

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