Fire Risk Assessment Inspection - Maisonettes

Fire Risk Assessment Inspection - Maisonettes

Fire Risk Assessment - MAISONETTES:





Fire Risk Assessment - MAISONETTES

1. Traditional ground & first floor - Maisonettes
2. Purpose-built @ 2-4 storeys (side by side) Maisonettes
3. Converted-premises @ 2-3 storeys - Maisonettes


Fire Safety within the home is an extremely important issue, especially in residential premises and where unrelated occupiers, who live independently from one another, live within the same building (albeit, no common parts), such as MAISONETTES +

This includes any building with more than one storey with its own private exit, and within which, there are no internal spaces used by more than one household. A maisonette is a building that meets this criteria and is limited to three storeys (for these legal guidance purposes).

These areas of law are covered by both the Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO).





Note: Many persons have asked if they "legally" need a fire risk assessment either living-in, renting or selling their maisonette?

In-short, the answer is YES (as per renting & selling)
In-short, the answer is YES (as per living @ private dwelling)

WHY? The LAW regarding 'MAISONETTES' is as follows:


1. The Fire Safety Act 2021
https://www.fireriskassessmentslough.co.uk/features/the-fire-safety-act-2021

2. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations) 2023
https://www.fireriskassessmentslough.co.uk/features/the-fire-safety-england-regulations-2022


In-brief - The Fire Safety Act 2021 - 

Where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises, the things to which the order applies includes:

1. The buildings structure & external walls +
2. Doors & windows in those walls +
3. Anything attached to the exterior of those walls + Balconies


In-addition -  

Fire safety features of the maisonette would also be considered such as:

1. The potential of fire spread from one maisonette to another
2. The safe distance of travel within the maisonette +
3. The premises services (gas/ electric) service routines etc.
4. The suitable information sharing between dwelling owners +
5. Suitable liaisons via each dwelling to provide fire safety etc.





Fire Risk Assessment –

 
The responsible person is required to conduct a suitable & sufficient fire risk assessment that must provide life safety to - 

1. Private Persons @ Owners & Buyers
2. Legal Institutions @ Solicitors
3. Financial Institutions @ Banks or Lenders
4. Local Authorities @ Council or Fire Service


Fire Risk Assessment –

What is typically required for a MAISONETTE - FRA?

Not all maisonettes are the same and any FRA must address the requirements of the - 
Fire Safety Act 2021 & The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2023 (as applicable).


Subject matter typically includes =

1. Electrical installations
2. Gas installations
3. Fire detection installations
4. Fire escape route - Distance of travel
5. Fire escape route - Compartmentation
6. Property protection - Compartmentation
7. Property protection - External wall appraisal
8. Ultimately - Life safety fire risk assessment
9. Incorporating - Property protection

Providing owners, buyers, solicitors, banks & lenders with a comprehensive fire risk assessment report of the property.




The Responsible Person (RP) meaning – 

'Responsible Person' means "the person who has control of the premises in connection with the carrying on of a trade, business or other undertaking".

In practice this will usually be the landlord, but in the case of absentee landlords where the "carrying on of the business" 
is undertaken by a managing agent, it may be the managing agent.

These provisions are enforced by fire and rescue authorities.



Risk Assessment -

9.--(1) The responsible person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed for the purposes of identifying the general fire precautions he needs to take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions imposed on him by or under this order (FSO).




Further Details - See our info-links below:

1. Fire Risk Assessment - Block of Flats

2. Fire Risk Assessment - House in Multiple Occupation

3. Fire Risk Assessment - Commercial Premises






Our Fire Safety Risk Assessors/ Fire Safety Managers - Manage All Types Of Premises & Building Occupancy Fire Safety.


Contact Us for your legal, cost-effective ex-fire service, Fire Safety Officer Fire Risk Assessment on: 0800 999 8595.

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