Fire safety
Fire safety for leasehold flats, including fire doors, fire risk assessments, and when and how leaseholders are protected from the cost of fixing historic fire safety issues.
In this section
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Fire risk assessments
Who is responsible for the fire risk assessment and how recommendations are implemented
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Fire doors in leasehold flats
Responsibilities for fire doors in flats, and what to do if you need to replace your door
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Fire safety measures
A guide to fire safety measures for leaseholders covering who pays, legal responsibilities, fire alarms, personal evacuation plans (PEEPs)
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Fixing cladding and safety defects: buildings at least 11 metres or 5 storeys (England)
How fire safety remediation works, who pays and what to do about costs or delays
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Leaseholder protections: buildings at least 11 metres or 5 storeys (England)
How the protections limit what you pay for unsafe cladding and historic safety defects
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What to check if you're charged for historic safety defects (England)
Check your rights if your landlord wants to charge you for fire safety work
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Paying historic fire safety costs: buildings under 11 metres or 5 storeys (England)
Check if work is needed, challenge unreasonable costs and explore options like warranties, insurance and legal action
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Paying for historic fire safety defects in Wales
Protections from fire safety costs for leaseholders in Wales, and future law changes
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Buying, selling or remortgaging a flat with fire safety issues
Finding a mortgage lender, and your protection from the cost of fixing problems
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Fire safety for resident directors
An overview of fire safety responsibilities for directors of right to manage companies or residents’ management companies
Advice guide
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Templates and Forms
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Request a copy of your building’s fire risk assessment
Template letter using your right to ask your landlord for a copy of the fire risk assessment
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Request your building’s Building Safety Fund code
Template letter: get a code so you can access information about Building Safety Fund applications
Template - Building management