Fire risk assessments in East Sussex
Independent fire risk assessments for blocks, conversions, HMOs and businesses across Brighton, Hove, Hastings, Eastbourne and the rest of East Sussex. Report in 5 working days, fixed price agreed before we start.
Fire risk assessments for East Sussex buildings
Brighton, Hove and Hastings carry a very high density of Regency and Victorian townhouses subdivided into flats and HMOs, often five or six storeys with a single staircase, which is the defining fire safety problem across the county.
We carry out PAS 79 assessments for blocks of flats, HMOs, offices, shops and care homes, and give you a written report with a prioritised action plan you can hand straight to an insurer, a lender’s solicitor or an enforcing officer.
Type 1 to Type 4 for blocks
Most blocks need a Type 1, covering the communal parts without entering flats. We’ll tell you plainly if yours needs more.
Written for the local regime
Reports are structured the way the enforcing authority here expects to see them, with the regulation behind each action stated.
Risk-scored action plan
Every finding is ranked by priority with a realistic timescale, so you know what has to happen first and what can wait.
Annual review support
We keep your assessment current after refurbishments, changes of use or an incident.
Other services in East Sussex
Fire door surveys
Door-by-door inspection and photographic register, with defects ranked by risk.
Retrospective fire strategies
For older buildings with no surviving fire safety documentation.
Fire evacuation plans
Strategy, PEEPs, resident notices and drill guidance you can act on.
Fire safety enforcement in East Sussex
Enforcement of the Fire Safety Order here sits with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which audits premises and communal areas and can issue informal notification letters, enforcement notices or, in serious cases, prohibition notices restricting use of the building.
District and borough councils across the county hold parallel powers over residential hazards under the Housing Act 2004, and licence HMOs locally. If you have received correspondence from either, send it to us with your quote request and we will work to the deadline in it.
Information for guidance only. We are not affiliated with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service or your district council.
Had a letter or a notice?
Enforcement work is prioritised. Tell us the deadline when you get in touch and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can meet it before you commit to anything.
Request an urgent quoteWhere we cover in East Sussex
No travel charge anywhere in East Sussex.
Fire risk assessment questions in East Sussex
How much is a fire risk assessment in East Sussex?
From £295 for a small premises or a low-rise block. Price depends on floor area, the number of storeys and flats, construction, how urgently you need the report and whether enforcement action is involved. There is no travel charge in East Sussex.
How quickly can you assess a property in East Sussex?
Site visits are usually within 7–10 days, and sooner where there is an enforcement deadline. The written report follows within five working days of the visit.
Do I need one for a small converted house in East Sussex?
Yes. Once a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises, the communal parts fall under the Fire Safety Order, however small the building.
Fire risk assessments in East Sussex
Tell us about the building and we’ll come back with a fixed quote and the earliest visit date we can offer in East Sussex.