Residential blocks
Fire risk assessments for blocks of flats and residential common parts, including the relationship between common areas, flat entrance doors, fire doors, escape routes and management arrangements.
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Professional fire risk assessments
Clear, proportionate assessments for blocks of flats and commercial premises, with prioritised actions that can be managed in practice.
Albion Mercer carries out fire risk assessments for professionally managed residential and commercial property. The emphasis is on understanding the building, the people who use it, the existing fire precautions and the management arrangements around them.
Choose the right assessment
Residential and commercial fire risk assessments
The assessment approach depends on the type of premises, how it is occupied and the fire-safety responsibilities that apply.
Commercial premises
Assessments for offices, shops, hospitality and other non-residential premises, considering the people at risk, fire hazards, means of escape, management systems and existing precautions.
Commercial Fire Risk AssessmentsConnected fire-safety issues
Where the assessment identifies a matter that needs clarification, further investigation or a practical management response, Albion Mercer can provide focused advice within its fire-safety scope.
Practical Fire Safety AdviceAssessment approach
Evidence-led and proportionate
A useful fire risk assessment is more than a list of visible defects. It should explain the building context, identify the significant findings, distinguish what is known from what has not been evidenced, and set out actions in a form that the Responsible Person can manage.
Where documents, inspection records or design information are relevant but unavailable, that limitation is recorded rather than treated as confirmed.
What clients receive
Clear findings and prioritised actions
Reports are written to be usable by property managers, Responsible Persons and other decision-makers. Actions are prioritised so that immediate functional defects are not lost amongst longer-term management or information-gathering items.
The assessment also records important limitations and any areas where further specialist evidence or investigation is needed.
Managed portfolios
A consistent approach across portfolios
For managing agents and professional property owners, consistent report structure and action wording makes it easier to compare sites, instruct remedial work and maintain an overview across a portfolio.
See fire-safety support for managing agents and property professionals.
Related service
Fire door inspections
Fire doors are a recurring issue in both residential and commercial assessments. Where a dedicated door-by-door inspection is needed, Albion Mercer provides a separate fire door inspection service with clear defect reporting.
Areas we cover
Fire safety services across Dorset, Hampshire and the South Coast
Fire door inspections and fire risk assessments for managed residential and commercial property across our service area.
Fire risk assessments
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