If you have been asked for a fire safety certificate, or a council or insurer has asked to see one, there is something you need to know before you pay anyone for it. The fire certificate was abolished twenty years ago. It has not existed in England and Wales since 1 October 2006. The law…
A fire alarm system has to be looked after by two different people. You test it every week yourself, and an engineer services it twice a year. Most businesses do the second and forget the first, which is the one an inspector asks to see. This page sets out what the law expects, what a…
Fire door rules in England changed on 23 January 2023, and most of what is written about them online is either out of date or aimed at somebody else’s building. This page sets out what the law says, who it applies to, and what you are supposed to do about it. This is here so…